Month: October 2020
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Covid Has Exposed Many Friendships For What They Always Were
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed many friendships for what they always actually were: narcissistic, self-seeking, and pleasure-driven. It is shocking, though no less true for all that, that friends cannot speak openly with one another about how to develop best practices during the pandemic and about how to stay accountable to one another. Why? Because…
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The Liberal Arts During The Meta-crisis
My essay on the meta-crisis begins: In a dream, you see that you’re somewhere you’ve never been before, the landscape you survey appearing unrecognizable to you. Only in the next breath, it strikes you as if, no, this landscape is all too familiar. Either way, it’s clear to you that you don’t feel at home…
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In Modern Culture, It’s Widely Assumed That Sex Is The Key To Intimacy
In modern secular culture, it is widely assumed that sex is the key to intimacy. Of course, having sex with someone who care for is a way to be intimate with him or her, but what makes us think that sex is the key to closeness? After all, sex can make us feel distant or…
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Are Experiences Of Sadness And Anger Endless?
It’s a thankless task to observe that present negative emotions can be reduced to two: anger and sadness. Thankless because the recognition of this dichotomy may initially suggest to you that there is no way out. You lose something: sadness. You believe you’re being encroached upon or threatened: anger. You sink into the poignancy of…
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My Life In 700 Words
The following was written as part of the application for a month-long art residency, my medium being performance art. For this reason, it leaves out my encounter with Daoism and my commitment to Zen Buddhism. Big lacunas these! * * * I grew up in a small town in southwestern Wisconsin, a region not swept…
Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 