An article in the New York Times reports that philosophy enrollment in the US is significantly up. In an age of overly early specialization and technocratic training purely instrumental to the job market, this is reassuring. This said, I’m sure there are departments and courses that fit the profile of: “People sitting under trees and…
Check out this scathing review published in The Chronicle of Higher Education (January 18th – Section: The Chronicle Review Volume 54, Issue 19, Page B5). Beyond any interest it may have to those who follow John Gray’s output, the review is salient to the recent “controversy” about philosophers being uncivil. My favourite line from the following review…
This from the latest issue of The New Yorker – I assume an allusion to the Hollywood writer’s strike.
Steve Pyke, a NY-based photographer, has put together an impressive portfolio of philosopher’s portraits. The style is very direct with most of his subjects staring, glaring, snarling or even avoiding the camera. Section I 1988-1992 Section II 2001-2006
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