Oh, Reader Magazine: Reading in Another Tongue
I've got a piece in the latest Oh, Reader magazine, on reading in languages you know badly.
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Love in the Time of Crisis: At the Pari Center
I'm doing a talk at the Pari Center, on wisdom, love and the task of philosophy
The Snorgh and the Sailor: Now in Polish
My children's book, The Snorgh and the Sailor, is now published in Polish translation.
Snapshots of Museum Experience: The Korean Foreword
Elee Kirk's brilliant study of education and childhood experience in museums is now available in Korean translation.
Advice for Rulers, Charioteers and Cyclists: the Huainanzi
The Huainanzi, a fascinating Han dynasty guidebook for rulers, on resonance, non-action, charioteering, and how not to fall off a bicycle.
Knowing, Doing, and Doubting: Nyāya Philosophy
For the philosophers of the Nyāya school, the role of knowledge was to make effective action possible.
Constellations of Thought: God, Death, and Other Non-Problems
What are the fundamental questions in human life? And how can reading across different traditions enrich our sense of what questions might be fruitful to ask?
Dong Zhongshu's Tales of the Unexpected
Dong Zhongshu was a thinker fascinated by the role of chance events in human history.
Kaṇāda's Search for a Soul Without Qualities
What are we, most fundamentally? Kaṇāda, founder of the Vaiśeṣika philosophical school, has some surprising answers.
7 Ways of Reading Philosophy : #4 Reading Out Loud
When the going gets tough, it can be good to read philosophy out loud.