by Daniel A. Kaufman ____ Three lectures from this semester’s upper-division course in Aesthetics [PHI 320] at Missouri State University. My topics include: Formalism; Clive
Tag: Romanticism
The Healing of Philosophy
by John Clark Philosophy is in decline. You hear it all the time. The evidence is regularly trotted out: fewer graduates; no jobs; no prospects;
More on Russell and Lawrence
by Mark English In his autobiography, Bertrand Russell wrote of the “devastating effect” certain criticisms which D.H. Lawrence once made of his social and political
Crankish Thinking
by Mark English The term ‘conspiracy theory’, though it no doubt serves a useful purpose when used in carefully-considered ways, is most often used in
Where the Beauty Lies
by Mark English The neurologist treating my mother’s Parkinson’s disease, an old-school physician with a heavy Afrikaans accent, first suggested using music as part of
In Beethoven’s Shadow
by Mark English “Are you mad?” “But you asked me to play.” “I asked you to play. If you can’t think of anything better, play