Reading, knowledge, dreams, and nature: Valentine’s verses on the season
When birds call forth the turning of the seasons.
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02, 2018
28
01, 2018
The humanities need no case
The humanities chart the heights and depths of humanity.
15
01, 2018
On science and ignorance, and re-viewing the history of “progress”
How science meets its limits in questions awaiting answers.
10
01, 2018
The humanities, class, and the university (Justin Stover, American Affairs Journal)
The humanities have little standing in society at large.
7
01, 2018
The beauty of nature observed in its unfolding.
Beauty in nature is there to be seen, if we have eyes for it.
4
01, 2018
Digitizing the pathways of publishing (Jennifer Clark, Wall Street Journal)
By digital demonstration, researchers discover how publishing pathways and networks spread literacy among various social and economic classes.
25
12, 2017
Sun, nature, spirit, philanthropy
The spirit of philanthropy at Christmas, evoked by nature.
20
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.
25
11, 2017
Thinking and thanking: reflections on Humanities Watch’s second anniversary
Reflections on thinking, thanking, and remembrance at the close of two years.
15
11, 2017
The dawn and dusk of the humanities (Marilynne Robinson, NY Review of Books)
Do the humanities exhaust themselves in utility?