“People sometimes inquire what form of government is most suitable for an artist to live under. To this question there is only one answer. The form of government that is most suitable to the artist is no government at all. Authority over him and his art is ridiculous.”
— Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man Under Socialism
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...
philosophybits: “People sometimes inquire what form of government is most suitable for an artist to live under. To this question...
suliqyre:I trust the intuitions that arise from my awareness because they help me live well. This is true even though...
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
