Quotes from thinkers, old and new, about how the humanities relate to our lives.
1808, 2017
Literature and science
What literature and science have in common, and how they complement one another.
708, 2017
The machine in isolation
How machines may lead to isolation and self-alienation, rather than self-realization.
208, 2017
Cathedrals and science, or art in the disposable universe
What does art tell us beyond science about the human condition?
2507, 2017
Mathematical logic and intuition: two ways of understanding
Mathematical logic and intuition may reside in different realms of understanding.
2007, 2017
On dreams and waking, visions and our daily concerns
Dreams may become visions and show us a deeper awareness.
1207, 2017
Medieval chivalry and the law of nations
Chivalry has enduring lessons for international law.
507, 2017
Will and passivity, and the crisis of knowing ourselves in the technological age
How do we know ourselves when we undermine our wills through technology and other external influences?
2706, 2017
Latin lives, as much as we do (and perhaps more)
The life of Latin is part and parcel of our own.
2206, 2017
Do the sciences (or more generally ourselves) need philosophy at the present time?
Philosophy is wanted for the sciences and ourselves.
1206, 2017
The open paths before us, always providing opportunity
The way open to opportunity.