I’m rereading sections of Walden and was struck by this: The winds which passed over my dwelling were such as sweep over the ridges of mountains, bearing the broken strains, Continue Reading →
I’m continuing to read Thoreau’s Importance for Philosophy. I just finished a fascinating article by Douglas R Anderson titled “An Emerson Gone Mad: Thoreau’s American Cynicism.” Anderson views Thoreau as Continue Reading →
I’m still in the process of gathering text for Not Less Than the Good. I know that I want to conclude with a blessing, and this is the text that Continue Reading →
There are nowadays professors of philosophy, but not philosophers. Yet it is admirable to profess because it was once admirable to live. To be a philosopher is not merely to Continue Reading →
I’m working on a new music project called Not Less Than the Good, based on Thoreau’s Walden. It’s going to be for New Thread Quartet (a NYC saxophone ensemble) with Continue Reading →