Reviving history in a time of crisis (James Hankins, Public Discourse)
That the Renaissance can live again, for our spiritual welfare.
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08, 2021
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09, 2020
Enlightened doctors (Jeff Kane, The Union)
Why medical schools look to humanities knowledge.
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06, 2020
Paradigms of Pandemic (Simone Marchesi)
Reflections on the coronavirus when reading Renaissance literature.
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05, 2020
Calzabigi 70: crossings of time and language on the Tuscan coast (Antonio Bardi)
How family, language, and memory take new forms in the time of the coronavirus.
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04, 2020
How I get to say goodbye (Elisa Modolo)
The moments do not last under the coronavirus.
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04, 2020
Facebook testimonies / Testimoni di Facebook
Testimonies on Facebook from Italy about the coronavirus scourge.
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06, 2019
Van Gogh and health (Paola Chesi, MedicinaNarrativa.eu)
Allowing art to elicit reflections on our own state of mind.
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12, 2017
The poet and civilization: why does a poet write, and why does it matter?
Poets write not merely for themselves but more importantly for the world and civilization in which they live.
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06, 2017
The Worry-Fencer: the roots and restlessness of our present time.
Tracing the source of our restlessness, in dialogue.
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03, 2017
“Philosophia vitae magistra”: philosophy is the teacher of life
"Philosophia vitae magistra": philosophy is the teacher of life Who is unaware that human life without the liberal arts is not only destitute and empty, but indeed far inferior and worse to that of many animals? When I then turn my attention to philosophy itself, how many times have I heard from you that it in [...]