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Lionel Trilling described the place where literature and politics meet as a “dark and bloody crossroads.” Bad politics and bad books are buried there
Lionel Trilling described the place where literature and politics meet as a "dark and bloody crossroads." Bad politics and bad...
Critics and biographers have tiptoed around a momentous force in John Berger’s writing: sex
Critics and biographers have tiptoed around a momentous force in John Berger’s writing: sex
An anthology that merely reflects the market is a passive index fund. The editor’s job is to pick winners. David Lehman explains
An anthology that merely reflects the market is a passive index fund. The editor’s job is to pick winners. David...
“What philosophers say about actuality is often just as disappointing as it is when one reads on a…”
“What philosophers say about actuality is often just as disappointing as it is when one reads on a sign in...
“Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning,…
philosophybits: “Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make...
2024 Pacific Division Presidential Address: Collective Belief: Kinds, Contexts, and Consequences
Below is the audio recording of Margaret Gilbert’s presidential address, “Collective Belief: Kinds, Contexts, and Consequences,” given at the 2024...
I Do Analytic Jurisprudence. This Is Why It Matters
This August, law professor Lawrence B. Solum published a blog directed to law students entitled, “Why Read The Concept of...
“Let’s suppose that man is not stupid… But if he isn’t stupid then he is nonetheless…”
“Let’s suppose that man is not stupid… But if he isn’t stupid then he is nonetheless monstrously ungrateful! Phenomenally ungrateful....