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Introductions… | the surface of things
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The surface of things. An account of my discourse with books. February 19, 2015. First thing: I’ve been in university for a long time. Second thing: see the first thing. But it is a good question: what would my education have been in the absence of 9/11 and the Iraq War? Would we still be living in the neoliberal utopia of the 1990s? Machiavelli would have been far less interesting to me, I think, but that is a story for another time. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Next post →. Join 608...
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“A bookshelf of your own” | the surface of things
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The surface of things. An account of my discourse with books. May 30, 2015. 8220;A bookshelf of your own”. Read the “Ten Rules of Writing” by Amitava Kumar. Pay special attention to number six:. A bookshelf of your own. Or something, though that can totally count). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window). Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window). Next post →. These two books are about the same theme.
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The Challenge of Neuroplasticity | the surface of things
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The surface of things. An account of my discourse with books. February 21, 2015. The Challenge of Neuroplasticity. More important role than this work realizes (and anatamo- / bio- politics is even more powerful than Foucault might have anticipated). In short, let’s listen to this interview with Norman Doidge at The Guardian.com. Who is the pioneer in Neuroplasticity. In 2007, he published the best-selling book, The Brain That Changes Itself. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Address never ...
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Reading Lists | the surface of things
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The surface of things. An account of my discourse with books. I intend to populate this space with thematic reading lists, of all sorts. Lists won’t be limited to academic reading, though there will likely be a lot of that. Until then, what should I be reading? Leave a comment, suggest away. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window). Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window). Follow Blog via Email.
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A Partial Commentary on Howse’s Leo Strauss: Man of Peace | the surface of things
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The surface of things. An account of my discourse with books. February 21, 2015. A Partial Commentary on Howse’s Leo Strauss: Man of Peace. Lawrence Serewicz has written an incredible commentary on the first half of Howse’s “Leo Strauss: Man of Peace”. The commentary must be. Leo Strauss (Photo credit: Wikipedia). Prefatory remarks. [1]. 20,103 more words. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window). Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). You are comm...
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Operation “Infinite Justice” | the surface of things
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The surface of things. An account of my discourse with books. March 12, 2015. Operation “Infinite Justice”. Jacques Rancière, Who is the Subject of the Rights of Man? Book 2 –. A thing much sweeter than honey in the throat, it grows in the beats of men. A kind of pleasure follows from this and also because people dwell in their minds on retaliating; then the image that occurs creates pleasure, as in the case of dreams. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Next post →. Follow Blog via Email.
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More on Foucault and Neoliberalism | the surface of things
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The surface of things. An account of my discourse with books. March 12, 2015. More on Foucault and Neoliberalism. Mark Kelly has some very interesting thoughts at Contrivers’ Review. And some very worthwhile reading on the “Foucault as neoliberal” debate that was (re)ignited thanks to that Jacobin. Interview a few months back. A quote:. The Birth of Biopolitics. Read the whole thing. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window). Next post →. Build a webs...
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Orwin on Religious Freedom and Liberal-Democratic Toleration | the surface of things
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The surface of things. An account of my discourse with books. February 23, 2015. Orwin on Religious Freedom and Liberal-Democratic Toleration. Professor Clifford Orwin, expert in Thucydides, Rousseau, and everything in between, has written a fantastic editorial. Opposing the ban on veils during the taking of the Oath of Canadian Citizenship. Here’s the link: http:/ www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/stephen-harpers-veiled-attack-on-religious-freedom/article23044095/. Because of the looming election?
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