Month: June 2012

• June 19, 2012

  Gift economy: A conversation with Jackie Bergman

  A 14 minute conversation with Jackie Bergman from a week ago. In the Conservatory Garden of Central Park, he and I talk about the nature of gift economy. Enjoy. *
• June 18, 2012

  Toward a better understanding of the art of inquiry

  Dear C, You ask what is the difference between friends and conversation partners. That is a very good question. The truth is that I have a hard time distinguishing between the two except by saying that the latter contribute to philosophical life within a gift economy whereas the former quite naturally would not think to…
• June 16, 2012

  Rain song and sun song

  Rain Song When we carried it uphill, the rain hurt our backs. When we let it run downhill, the rain brought us back. When we ran with it seaward, the rain fell on our backs. When we danced with it skyward, the rain sung to us back. When we hummed to it softly, the rain…
• June 15, 2012

  Love, shift, and sustainability

  An 11 minute conversation with Jackie Bergman from this past Tuesday morning. In the Conservatory Garden of Central Park, he and I talk about love, shift, and sustainability. What is most telling about the conversation is how it becomes a performance piece in the art of love. Enjoy. *
• June 14, 2012

  Riverdance

  I was slow about it. First I took off my boots and set them aside. Then my woolen socks whose bands I rolled over once. Then my long, white shirt which caught up my long hair as it came off slowly. Finally my pants which were tied once round my waist with twine. My underwear…