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Daily Archives: June 22, 2008
The Way We Never Were: A Book Review of Susan Jacoby’s “The Age of American Unreason”
I recently read Susan Jacoby’s book, “The Age of American Unreason.” The book is suffused with nostalgia for a time in America when the life of the mind was more valued than it seems to her to be today. Her … Continue reading
Lord Byron’s pro-war poem?
This untitled poem was written by Lord Byron in 1820: When a man hath no freedom to fight for at home, Let him combat for that of his neighbors; Let him think of the glories of Greece and Rome, … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-war, Blake, Byron, concientious objectors, conscientious objection, freedom, Greece, Santi Tafarella, Shelley, shot, war
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Quote of the day–with a picture link
Susan Neiman, in her book, “Moral Clarity,” writes of America with regards to the Enlightenment: Fragonard’s painting of Ben Franklin, commanding both lightening and justice in a cloud of biblical and Roman references, left no doubt about where the power … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Franklin, Benjamine West, Fragonard, Moral Clarity, Politics, quote, Susan Neiman, the Enlightenment
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Image for the day
Detail from a garden scene, on an ancient interior wall, near Rome, circa 100 CE:
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Tagged ancient art, ancient Rome, art, birds, garden, garden of Eden, Pompeii, style, trees
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The Holocaust and the Problem of Suffering
In response to a previous post of mine, a reader commented: The holocaust raises doubts about God, in what way? Evil people did evil things. The fact that it happened doesn’t cause me to doubt God. As one that believes … Continue reading
Prometheus Unbound 