Articles of Note

Charles Ives vs. classical music. The insurance tycoon-turned-composer was accused of amateurism and eclecticism. His work prevailed... more »

New Books

Aristotle was a big walker ? thus we call his philosophical school Peripatetic ? but is there really a connection between moving feet and moving minds?... more »

Essays & Opinions

Death is a topic about which much has been said, little of it reassuring. For Montaigne, who thought about it constantly, life meant preparing to die... more »