Academy

January 27, 2014

Marsilio Ficino

Probably one of the least known yet most influential philosophers in the last 1000 years. Another way to understand Ficino and his academy is to examine the various ways he uses the word “academy” and its variants. What one finds… Continue reading
February 14, 2013

Thinking without Professional Recognition

I work in and around higher education in the United States, but I am not a professor. I sometimes say that I am in the academy but not necessarily of the academy. This does not imply, however, that I refuse… Continue reading