The King Must Die
The King Must Die What is the skill which allows some writers to take the familiar and represent it in such a way that [...]
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Histories of Time
Histories of Time There are two ways we tend to think about time. One has to do with the way we cut up time, [...]
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12, 2024
Is Beauty natural
Is beauty natural? In 1833, two years into his five-year voyage on the HMS Beagle, a 24-year-old Charles Darwin wrote to his sister Catherine, entreating her [...]
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12, 2024
The End of Time
The End of Time Nearly a quarter of a century later, it is hard to recall all the excitement – and angst – that [...]
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11, 2024
The Culture of the New Capitalism
The Culture of the New Capitalism It is often hard to explain – to oneself and to others – why you are drawn to [...]
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10, 2024
All Souls
All Souls Some might expect that a blog headed All Souls will be concerned with All Souls College at the University of Oxford. While that [...]
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09, 2024
Against Interpretation
Against Interpretation Susan Sontag is one of those people who is surrounded by dramatically divided opinions. She died twenty years ago, and from her [...]
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08, 2024
Paradigm Change
Paradigm Change I was beginning my second year at university when I first read Thomas Kuhn’s book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. I was [...]
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07, 2024
Boom and Bust
Boom and Bust I might have mentioned that I love Alice in Wonderland. In fact I might have mentioned this several times. If you [...]
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06, 2024
The White Album
The White Album No, this isn’t about the Beatles 1968 album The Beatles, which also has the parenthetic subtitle White Album. That collection was [...]
