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The Difficult Odyssey of James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’ James Joyce’s masterpiece is turning 100 years old. It might never have been published if a succession of women hadn’t helped the novelist along the way. by Jonathan Goldman VOICE January 28, 2022 James Joyce looking troubled in 1922—but he wasn’t the only one having difficulties. Everett Collection/Shutterstock The wily hero of The Odyssey is rep..

Kropotkin’s dead goose On the limitations of anarchist thought. by Gary Saul Morson The New Criterion, Features February 2022 Peter Kropotkin (1842–1921). Photo: Kropotkin.ru. My schoolteachers used to say that reactionaries have maligned anarchists, who are simply peaceful, if somewhat naive, believers in the goodness of human nature. These teachers had evidently never heard of Mikhail Bakunin ..

A new theory helps explain the epic mystery of bird migration Birds are way better than people at finding their way. Here’s one reason why. By Benji Jones@BenjiSJones Vox, Jan 27, 2022, 2:00pm EST A Eurasian reed warbler in a marsh in North Norfolk, England. The migratory songbird is an impressive flier, traveling more than 4,000 miles between Europe and Africa each year. David Tipling/Education..

German Dialects: The Hessian Dialect The Hessian dialect still exists, but it’s not the same as it used to be. By Katrin Sperling Babbel Magazine January 24, 2022 In Germany, “Hessian” is one of the most common dialects you can hear in media. Germans hear it on the radio and TV all the time, out of the mouths of comedians such as Bodo Bach and Maddin Schneider, as well as comedic duos Badesalz a..

"세계의 중심은 中 아닌 이곳"…18세기 조선 학자가 본 세계 중앙일보 업데이트 2022.01.24 13:37 유성운 기자 윤동규가 필사한 『곤여도설(坤輿圖說)』의 일부 [사진 허경진 교수] "유럽에서 가장 서쪽에 있는 나라를 에스파냐라고 하는데, 둘레가 1만2500리이다. 세간에서 말하기를 세상 모든 나라들 중 영토의 크기에 대해 하나로 이어진 것으로 따지자면 중국이 으뜸이나. 만약 다른 지역으로 분산된 영토까지 한다면 에스파냐가 으뜸이라고 한다." 가톨릭 신부 페르비스트가 남회인(南懷仁)이라는 중국명으로 1672년에 간행한 『곤여도설(坤輿圖說)』의 일부. 세계를 두 개의 반구도(半球圖)로 나누어, 오대주와 사대양이라고 기술하는 한편 세계 각지의 지리와 자연과학에 대한 정보를 집약한 지리과학서다. 이 ..

In Search of Foucault’s Last Words Against the philosopher’s dying wish, the final volume of History of Sexuality has now been published. How should we approach it, and what can it teach us about how Christianity shaped the modern self? Mark D. Jordan Boston Review, January 19, 2022 In Chu T’ien-wen’s 1994 novel Notes of a Desolate Man, the narrator recalls the death a decade earlier of French p..

Of beasts and men Julian Baggini Eurozine 19 January 2022 A bill on Animal Welfare is currently making its way through the UK parliament. If passed, non-human vertebrates would be recognized as sentient. But would this mean that animals have the same or similar rights to humans? Photo via Pxhere, CC0 Public Domain Anyone who has accidentally trodden on a cat’s tail knows it has sensations. The p..

Lessons From a Flawed Genius David Hume’s "Essays" have been forgotten. But their insights and blindspots still have much to teach us. Julian Baggini Persuawion, 10 Jan, 2022 A statue of philosopher David Hume on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) As part of our Persuasion Classics series, we look back on timeless writings from long ago. Today, Julian Ba..

Education after the Pandemic Frederick M. Hess National Affairs, Jan., 2022 Until March 2020, American schooling looked much like it had in 1920. Despite new technologies, ever-increasing outlays, and wave after wave of reform, the rhythms and routines of America's schools were little changed. Students set out from their homes to school in the early morning, sat in front of a teacher in primary ..

Photo by Emily Karakis on Unsplash The Pretext of Diversity in American Universities Kenneth R. Pike Quillette 06 Jan 2022 Whenever the topic of affirmative action and academic diversity trends, a certain classroom experience comes to mind. After a lecture comparing the political philosophies of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, I asked my students which seemed worse: tyranny or anarchy. A consensus..