The opening of my latest column at EveryJoe: “A survey asked our generation’s leading artists and critics to identify the most influential artist of the twentieth century. Who won? If you guessed Pablo Picasso — nice try, but he came in second. “Before identifying the survey’s winner, let’s ask why it matters who topped the […]
The Most Important Artist of the Century [new The Good Life column] Read More »
On December 6, 2014, I’ll be giving a three-hour seminar for graduate students at the Catholic University of Portugal. My topic is “Two Narratives of Modernity: Enlightenment and Postmodern.” The seminar is hosted by the Institute for Political Studies and is part of its “Governance, Leadership and Democracy Studies” series. Many thanks to Professor João
Upcoming seminar in Lisbon, Portugal: “The Enlightenment versus Postmodernism” Read More »
Vou me gabar um pouco. No ensino médio, eu era muito bom no tênis. Agora, muitos anos depois, sou um jogador ocasional de fim de semana que, de alguma forma, adquiriu a resistência (e os joelhos) de um homem de meia idade. Contudo, ainda tenho essa fantasia recorrente que jogarei contra o melhor jogador de
The opening of my latest column at EveryJoe: “In previous columns, we’ve taken up sex and money, so now let’s turn to power. As with sex and money — and most of the important matters in life — many silly things are said about power. Perhaps the granddaddy of those silly things is the oft-quoted
Você pode não se considerar rico. Deixe-me provar que você é. Em 1836, o homem mais rico do mundo era Nathan Rothschild. Ele tinha 58 anos de idade e, de acordo com um check-up médico no início daquele ano, com boa saúde para um homem na sua idade. O pai de Nathan iniciou um banco
A saúde e o homem mais rico do mundo Read More »
I am happy to announce that a Tenth Anniversary Printing of Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault is now available. Ten years lead me to reflect on the book’s history. I wrote it while on sabbatical for the 1999-2000 academic year. Initially I met with difficulties in getting it published. I received
Tenth anniversary printing of Explaining Postmodernism Read More »
The opening of my latest column at EveryJoe: “You’ve heard the claim: ‘Deregulation caused the financial crisis.’ In the years leading up to 2008, the story goes, bad economists convinced bad politicians to deregulate the money/banking/finance sector of the economy, and bad capitalists then enjoyed an orgy of greed that caused the system to go
Blamestorming: “Deregulation Caused the Financial Crisis” [new The Good Life column] Read More »
On November 13 at 4 p.m., Martin Coleman will be visiting Rockford University. Professor Coleman is a leading expert on the philosophy of George Santayana (he of the “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” line) and is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Indiana University — Purdue University in Indianapolis.
Professor Martin Coleman to speak at Rockford University Read More »