Freedom to Write Retreat
This June, I'm guest tutoring with at the Freedom to Write retreat in Wales
News
Latest news, writing, essays, thoughts, fragments, explorations etc.
Combat, Play and Aesthetic Experience: Three Metaphors of Philosophy
Is philosophy a kind of play? Is it a kind of combat? Or is it a kind of aesthetic experience? Thoughts on Sarah Mattice and Michel Serres.
Oh, Reader Magazine: Reading in Another Tongue
I've got a piece in the latest Oh, Reader magazine, on reading in languages you know badly.
Love in the Time of Crisis: At the Pari Center
I'm doing a talk at the Pari Center, on wisdom, love and the task of philosophy
The Snorgh and the Sailor: Now in Polish
My children's book, The Snorgh and the Sailor, is now published in Polish translation.
Snapshots of Museum Experience: The Korean Foreword
Elee Kirk's brilliant study of education and childhood experience in museums is now available in Korean translation.
Advice for Rulers, Charioteers and Cyclists: the Huainanzi
The Huainanzi, a fascinating Han dynasty guidebook for rulers, on resonance, non-action, charioteering, and how not to fall off a bicycle.
Knowing, Doing, and Doubting: Nyāya Philosophy
For the philosophers of the Nyāya school, the role of knowledge was to make effective action possible.
Constellations of Thought: God, Death, and Other Non-Problems
What are the fundamental questions in human life? And how can reading across different traditions enrich our sense of what questions might be fruitful to ask?