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Killing the Liberal Arts… A Non-Conservation
The importance of the humanities in educating citizens is why we have undoubtedly seen the consequences of the decline in of the liberal arts nowhere more than in the quality of the public debate. The disappearance of the liberal arts… Continue reading
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Textimony 20120804
Fairness is but one facet of Justice… Obsess on this alone & you forget such alternatives as Mercifulness without which Justice becomes certain tyranny. Continue reading
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The Drama of Existentialism – NYTimes.com
I am always impressed by the frisson in my class when students realize that there’s a sense in which Sartre is right: they could, right now, get up, leave the classroom, drop out of school, and go live as beach… Continue reading
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Singing in the Dark Temple of Midnight
I am here to sing thee songs. In this hall of thine I have a corner seat. In thy world I have no work to do; my useless life can only break out in tunes without a purpose. When the… Continue reading
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The Revolt of the Masses & the Politics of the Big Lie
I am reminded, while reading this article, of Jose Ortega y Gasset’s Revolt of the Masses. One thing characterizing “mass humanity”–what I like to call the Ones-at-Large–is the notion that they do not need to be taught, they do not need… Continue reading
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Textimony 20120418
“Truth springs from argument amongst friends.” ~ David Hume Continue reading
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Whatever, Etc. #3
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