This one stretched to a discussion of Art, particularly Bada Shanren (1626-1705 CE), then we wandered into a discussion of teleology, religion, and progress in society. For some background on Wang and the tradition of Neo-Confucianism that he was at...

Excerpt from Two Ages: A Literary Review 1846It is a review of Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvrd's 1845 novel,Two AgesEnjoy!

We broke this week's content up into two episodes. In this first part we mostly wrestle with Spinoza's logic and the question of a naturally determined reality vs. a pre-determined one.Stay tuned for Part 2!

In the "Depressingly Prophetic" file, just behind Forster'sThe Machine Stops,lies this week's essay, E Unibus Plurum, by David Foster Wallace.We enjoyed the conversation, and promise zero irony, and only minimal cynicism.Enjoy!

This week we discuss Appiah'sIn My Father's House chapters 1-5, and assorted other works by and about Appiah.

The theme for this week (and next) is Feminism, and we read several brilliant works, including: Luce Irigaray - When Our Lips Speak TogetherJulia Kristeva - Powers of Horror (Chapter One - Approaching Abjection)and discussed several more: Delouze and...

This week we dig into the first 7 chapters of the classic proto-Daoist text, the Zhuangzi, named for Master Zhuang, or Zhuang Zhou. We worked primarily from Brook Ziporyn's excellent translation. Some other texts mentioned, and also worth reading are

Welcome to Free Will is a Scam! A new Philosophy podcast, in which I (mawkishly? Tepidly?) attempt to stay out of a fight with my brother, and we both defer to the better judgment of my sister-in-law. We are all teachers, and we love to talk with each oth