Author: Andrew Taggart
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On Psalm 118.24 and cosmic gratitude
When I was growing up, my mom used to recite Psalm 118.24: “This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” Today, it is the semicolon that takes up much of my thought. I do not know that I believe in Judeo-Christian God, and yet, in the…
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Money Money Money!; or, That Great Unthinking Life of the Writer (Part 1)
Here’s my blog over at Big Other on money and the life of the mind.
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Raymond Geuss on the role of the humanities in an open society
In this 5-min. clip, the philosopher Raymond Geuss argues that self-knowledge is at the heart of humanistic inquiry. — John Madera and I over at Big Other. John Madera Hi, Andrew. I’m not sure if we can, like Raymond Geuss seems to, take for granted that the pursuit of self-knowledge is an impulse, that it…
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Our failure of imagination
Here’s the second Inside Higher Ed column, “Our Failure of Imagination,” on leading the life outside the academy. In case you missed it, here’s the first, “Models for Post-University Life.”
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On legitimacy and financial stability
Financial Stability In response to my Inside Higher Ed piece, “Models for Post-University Life,” one sharp poster named Minal wrote, This is a great article, but I have 2 follow-up questions: 1. Can you give us some non-academic examples? Perhaps intellectuals (writers/medical professionals, etc.) who fit in the 3rd category? 2. How does the Person…
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