Monday, September 12, 2022

The reverent study of 'bad' books

 If you did not detect a tone of tongue in cheek in yesterday’s note, my apologies.

My first love in college was philosophy, a field in which all, or almost all, the literature is made up of ideas that failed in some way.
at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Obituaries and other news

 When people who live significant lives die, you expect the newspaper to carry an obituary. You expect the obituary to capture at least a bi...

  • After the election
      People who are disappointed by elections ought to be careful about what they say — not out of fear of tyrants but out of concern for sprea...
  • When Willa Cather's life began
     Willa Cather had a maxim: “Life began for me when I ceased to admire and began to remember.” She liked what the Greeks called  anamnesis , ...
  • Captain Sands of Deephaven
     Captain Sands, an old seafarer, is “a great hand for keeping things.” His wife doesn’t mind all his clutter — as long as it stays out of th...