Articles of Note

People used to visit libraries to stroll through the stacks. Now they sit and scroll. What's lost is serendipity... more »

New Books

To the philosopher Marsilio Ficino, scholars suffered from “divine madness.” His cure: rising before dawn and combing one’s hair 40 times, front to back... more »

Essays & Opinions

For Kant and Nietzsche, complaining and whining were weak, lowly actions. But Simone Weil saw beauty and magic in them... more »