If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?
As a critic, W G Sebald produced something rare in German: criticism that functions between academic study and journalistic discussion... more »
University presses are flourishing as they move beyond monographs to put out big, bold, and often award-winning books... more »
A philosophy professor’s book on philosophy and culture is culled from his 18 years of blogging about it — check out Jason Read’s Unemployed Negativity
The Spirit of Hope by Byung-Chul Han is reviewed by Mark Rappolt at ArtReview.
Living with the Dead: On Death, the Dead, and Immortality by J. Jeremy Wisnewski is reviewed by John Martin Fischer at Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
Rare black wolves caught on camera in Polish forest by wildlife researchers CNN
The philosophy of “Severance” — Travis Timmerman discusses the fascinating issues the show raises at the Brain in a Vat podcas
“We should preserve common sense where possible, and correct it where necessary. Unfortunately, it’s not quite clear what constitutes common sense” — Robert Audi’s 2018 Dewey Lecture
“‘This is exhausting’ is a response I get a lot from people” — an interview with Agnes Callard at Nautilus