“I’m thinking every day of retiring from my job [as Professor of Philosophy] & taking on something else which might bring me into a more human contact with my fellow men. But what I’ll do God Knows!”
– Ludwig Wittgenstein, “Letter to Roy Fouracre (21 October 1946)”
Read the full article which is published on Philosophy Bits (external link)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...
Gin and secrets: We know the Cambridge Five betrayed Britain, but the damage they caused runs deeper than we previously...
“People in government today obviously don’t care about literature, so the effort to ridicule them in literature can seem pointless...
The book review flourished in tandem with the Enlightenment. Both are in decline, leaving a great deal at stake. David...
“I’m thinking every day of retiring from my job [as Professor of Philosophy] & taking on something else which might...
