Arts & Letters Daily

The puzzle of human rationality. Despite our capacity for reason, we are flooded with reminders of our fallacies and follies... more »

“Show me a scholar who claims that science can explain all of literature, and I will show you someone who is performing schtick” ... more »

Ian Fleming said he wrote for "pleasure and money." True enough, but it shouldn't detract from his literary craftsmanship... more »