Month: August 2011
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Must one ‘make a sharp break with the academy’ in order to be a philosopher? A conversation
“[A] conversation is a dramatic work, even if a very short one, in which the participants are not only the actors, but also the joint authors, working out in agreement or disagreement the mode of their production.” –Alasdair MacIntyre, After Virtue — Early last week, I received a note from J. about my thoughts concerning Stanley…
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On Geoff Dyer’s anger; or, how to kill Rilke to dust
The following is an excerpt from Geoff Dyer’s book, Out of Sheer Rage: Wrestling with D.H. Lawrence (New York: North Point Press, 1997), 99-103. Dyer’s rant—and it is a rant, in a very self-conscious vein—reminded me of my desire to vomit upon listening to a public discussion that was neither public nor a discussion, a…
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A mobile lab, a think tank, a community center, a gathering space
Just saw and starting reading about the BMW Guggenheim Lab on urbanism. Located on Houston St. in the Lower East Side. The tag: “A mobile lab traveling around the world to inspire innovative ideas for urban life.” Further Reading Misha Leptic, “Unwieldy Property,” 3 Quarks Daily —. “Would You Like People With That City?,” 3 Quarks…
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On missing each other
It’s so easy to miss each other. You look, and I’m not there. Or I’m there, right on the spot, and you miss me even as you keep, you say, you keep your eye peeled. Even though you keep an eye out for me. The watchman: “You Gods in heaven– / You have watched me…
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A double-dip recession?
Dow Plummeting and the Ramifications for American Workers The Dow’s falling 500 points yesterday led some economists to speculate that we’re now in a “double-dip recession.” For workers, the advice is clear, if pessimistic: Employees of entrepreneurial firms need to cling to the job they have, if they have one after the shake out from…
Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 