Benjamin, Buddhism, and Bunnies
In an aversion to animals, the predominant feeling is fear of being recognized by them through contact. The horror that stirs deep in man is an obscure awareness that in him something lives so akin to...
View ArticleAn Unevolved Take on Psychology From ‘The New Yorker’
The September 17th issue of The New Yorker contains a lengthy essay-cum-book review (in that magazine’s inimitable, occasionally impenetrable, and almost patentable style) by Anthony Gottlieb, titled...
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Vulture Visions
Photo by J. Cantroot It is a truth both obvious and profound that all creatures perceive the world via their own unique sensory mechanisms. Thus, when the philosopher Thomas Nagel wrote his oft-cited...
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At the Heart of ‘Cloud Atlas’
“Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present.” That refrain pops up regularly in Cloud Atlas, the just-released major motion picture based on the best-selling novel by David...
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