Quotes from thinkers, old and new, about how the humanities relate to our lives.
1206, 2017
The open paths before us, always providing opportunity
The way open to opportunity.
3005, 2017
Culture compared to civilization
Culture as a feature of progress; civilization as its form.
2305, 2017
Contending with the loss of autonomy in the Age of AI
Recovering autonomy and escaping the existential vacuum.
1705, 2017
Dante, Petersburg, and the pages of memory
Poetry and recollection in Petersburg / Leningrad.
905, 2017
On sun, ocean, and our hidden nature
The sun shines upon the depths: what is illuminated may also be hidden, especially to ourselves.
205, 2017
Stories and histories of science
Our scientific knowledge relies on narratives, which shift over time.
2504, 2017
Promoting one’s image
The modern fascination with "image," particularly that of ourselves.
1904, 2017
On science and ethics: conveying and exploding knowledge
Can you write a book on ethics, using words of science, that would explode all other books?
1104, 2017
Painting, nature, and science
Why painting is more truth-seeking than philosophy and physics
504, 2017
Memory and memorial
What lasts is not just what we make.