For centuries, human thinking—at least in the West—has been dominated by the notion, said to have originated with Aristotle, of the Scala Naturae, or the Ladder —…… Read more “How Fiction Allows Us to Inhabit Animal Consciousness | Literary Hub”
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For the wanderers who became the Aztecs history was a chorus of voices | Aeon Essays
The Aztec historians, creators of a genre called the xiuhpohualli (SHOO-po-WA-lee), developed a highly effective way of keeping satisfying memories alive. The pictographic texts that Itzcoatl burned…… Read more “For the wanderers who became the Aztecs history was a chorus of voices | Aeon Essays”
No Blueprint for Utopia – Los Angeles Review of Books
Who needs a worldview? Maybe we don’t, as individuals — or some of us do, others not so much. But collectively, we need worldviews as elements in…… Read more “No Blueprint for Utopia – Los Angeles Review of Books”
On Crazyism, Jerkitude, Garden Snails and Other Philosophical Puzzles – Scientific American
Horgan: Why do you write fiction? Doesn’t that mean philosophy isn’t really that fulfilling for you? Schwitzgebel: Wait, writing fiction can’t be a way of doing philosophy?…… Read more “On Crazyism, Jerkitude, Garden Snails and Other Philosophical Puzzles – Scientific American”
Dwellings: A Spiritual History of the Living World | IndieBound.org
Award-winning Chickasaw poet and novelist Linda Hogan explores her lifelong love of the living world and all its inhabitants. “We want to live as if there is…… Read more “Dwellings: A Spiritual History of the Living World | IndieBound.org”
Decolonizing the Curriculum and Viewpoint Diversity – Digressions&Impressions
But then I look at the stereotyped Non-Western philosophy list and I can’t help but notice another thing – it’s a rejection of things that contemporary heirs…… Read more “Decolonizing the Curriculum and Viewpoint Diversity – Digressions&Impressions”
The Best Books on The Middle Ages | Five Books Expert Recommendations
Oxford medieval historian Hannah Skoda chooses her top five books on the Middle Ages, explaining why she finds the whole idea of their ‘middleness’ problematic and how…… Read more “The Best Books on The Middle Ages | Five Books Expert Recommendations”
We may not be able to leave the house, but these transporting books whisk us to Central Asia – The Washington Post
“Discovering Cyrus,” “The Road to Oxiana,” “The Nature of Alexander” and more. — Read on http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/we-may-not-be-able-to-leave-the-house-but-these-transporting-books-whisk-us-to-central-asia/2020/05/20/722d2dc8-9944-11ea-89fd-28fb313d1886_story.html
Why Yo-Yo Ma Would Invite Socrates to Dinner – The New York Times
When my son was in sixth grade, his teacher gave him an assignment on “Kalila wa Dimna,” fables that originated in India and moved to Persia, shared…… Read more “Why Yo-Yo Ma Would Invite Socrates to Dinner – The New York Times”
Roberto Calasso – Wikipedia
Roberto Calasso (born 30 May 1941 in Florence) is an Italian writer and publisher. Apart from his mother tongue, Calasso is fluent in French, English, Spanish, German,…… Read more “Roberto Calasso – Wikipedia”
