“The overriding disposition of every writer is almost always to lean in one of two directions: either not to say a number of things that absolutely need saying, or else to say a great many things that absolutely ought to be left unsaid. The former is the original sin of synthetic, the latter of analytic minds.”
– Friedrich Schlegel, Critical Fragments
Foucault’s critique of power and knowledge shaped poststructuralism, yet its rejection of truth risks becoming its own orthodoxy. To remain...
This is Part 4 of a 4-part series on the academic, and specifically philosophical study of disagreement. In Part 1...
This is Part 3 of a 4-part series on the academic, and specifically philosophical study of disagreement. In Part 1...
This is Part 2 of a 4-part series on the academic, and specifically philosophical study of disagreement. In Part 1...
“The overriding disposition of every writer is almost always to lean in one of two directions: either not to say...
philosophybits: “One always speaks badly when one has nothing to say.” — Voltaire, “Commentaires sur Corneille”, Oeuvres complètes de Voltaire
Below is the audio recording of Stephen Darwall’s John Dewey Lecture, “Philosophy: Head and Heart,” given at the 2024 Central...
“In the religion of the Spirit, the religion of freedom, everything will appear in a new light: there will be...
