Pasolini’s utopian vision 7. July 2014 Philosophy News News (0) Filmmaker, novelist, polemicist: Everything Pier Paolo Pasolini did, he did as a poet – a strange and brilliantly melancholic poet…ShareTweetFilmmaker, novelist, polemicist: Everything Pier Paolo Pasolini did, he did as a poet – a strange and brilliantly melancholic poet… [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
Neo-Nazi hipsters 7. July 2014 Philosophy News News (0) Heil hipster. Step aside, skinheads. German fascism has a friendlier, web-savvier, bearded face. These are strange times to be a neo-Nazi…ShareTweetHeil hipster. Step aside, skinheads. German fascism has a friendlier, web-savvier, bearded face. These are strange times to be a neo-Nazi… [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
Battle of the historians 7. July 2014 Philosophy News News (0) The historiography of World War I is voluminous, contradictory, contentious. Better look to historians, not those who merely write about the past…ShareTweetThe historiography of World War I is voluminous, contradictory, contentious. Better look to historians, not those who merely write about the past… [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
On Global Justice 7. July 2014 Philosophy News News (0) 2014.07.04 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR Reviews Mathias Risse, On Global Justice, Princeton University Press, 2012, 465pp., $39.95 (hbk), ISBN 9780691142692. Reviewed byShareTweet2014.07.04 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR Reviews Mathias Risse, On Global Justice, Princeton University Press, 2012, 465pp., $39.95 (hbk), ISBN 9780691142692. Reviewed by [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
Secrets of the Creative Brain 5. July 2014 Philosophy News News (0) Some people see things others can’t and we call them geniuses. Some people see things others can’t and we call them ill. Is madness the essence of creativity?…ShareTweetSome people see things others can’t and we call them geniuses. Some people see things others can’t and we call them ill. Is madness the essence of creativity?… [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
On John Carey’s life 5. July 2014 Philosophy News News (0) John Carey would rather read Shakespeare than see it performed. He prefers to experience life through literature…ShareTweetJohn Carey would rather read Shakespeare than see it performed. He prefers to experience life through literature… [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
Bourdain and foodie revolution 5. July 2014 Philosophy News News (0) Locavore, gourmet, artisanal Top Chef, MasterChef: We live in an era of crazed oral gratification. Why? We’re homesick. Ron Rosenbaum explains..ShareTweetLocavore, gourmet, artisanal Top Chef, MasterChef: We live in an era of crazed oral gratification. Why? We’re homesick. Ron Rosenbaum explains.. [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
Allocating Asylum 5. July 2014 Philosophy News News (0) Here's an interesting moral controversy (which my brother brought to my attention).  Suppose that:(1) There are more English-speaking refugees seeking asylum than there are availableShareTweetHere's an interesting moral controversy (which my brother brought to my attention). Suppose that:(1) There are more English-speaking refugees seeking asylum than there are available [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
Jeff Koons Is Back! 4. July 2014 Philosophy News News (0) Jeff Koons has clout, money, fame, family, 128 employees, a customized Koonsmobile. What else does he need? To exercise naked, apparently…ShareTweetJeff Koons has clout, money, fame, family, 128 employees, a customized Koonsmobile. What else does he need? To exercise naked, apparently… [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear
Story of the novel 4. July 2014 Philosophy News News (0) Theories of the novel – whether all-encompassing or specific – struggle under scrutiny. Does the novel defeat the fox/hedgehog divide?…ShareTweetTheories of the novel – whether all-encompassing or specific – struggle under scrutiny. Does the novel defeat the fox/hedgehog divide?… [More] RSS | Podcasts | Twitter | Facebook | Kindle | Gear