Philosophy, which, according to Aristotle, begins in wonder, has embraced pedantry and protocols and office charts. Can it be saved from itself?... more »
Fiction in a time of climate change. John Updike defined the novel as an “individual moral adventure.” Not so for Amitav Ghosh, who thinks a collective aesthetic is needed now... more »
What was Dada? A school that embraced paradox, chance, irony, and humor. It sought to free people from the insanity of the times... more »