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Walker Percy Weekend ’18

Still on Percy I was very disappointed that I missed last year’s shindig! So check out this brief trailer and to keep apprised of the weekend’s emerging details, I suggest one signup here. Louisiananew orleansphilosophical literaturePhilosophyWalker PercyWalker Percy Weekend

Walker Percy

Born on this day. If you can’t make it to the upcoming Second Annual Walker Percy Weekend and you haven’t already seen this excellent documentary, check it out. existentialismLouisiananew orleansphilosophical literaturePhilosophyWalker PercyWalker Percy Weekendwin riley

Walker Percy’s “Lost in the Cosmos”

On the eve of the Walker Percy Weekend here is Chris Turner-Neal assessing one of WP’s later works that will be discussed on one of the WPW panels. Here also is Adam Frank on Lost in the Cosmos. adam frankChris Turner-Neallost in the cosmosReligionscienceWalker PercyWalker Percy Weekend

“Dunces” bus tour

The very excellent Cory MacLauchlin will be your host on this tour. I’d be there but I have a prior engagement in St. Francisville for the Walker Percy Weekend, WP as most will know, was instrumental in getting “Dunces” published. I do however have an appointment to see the Toole archives at Tulane. Butterfly in the…

What To Wear In The Ruins

H/T to Rod Dreher Distilled especially to help one weather the existential fallout of Western civilization. Guaranteed 100% free of noxious particles. existentialismlove in the ruinsphilosophical literaturePhilosophyWalker PercyWalker Percy Weekend