Lost Languages, the Aesthetics of Pain, and More
Being able to read a script is not the same as understanding the language itself.
Richard Bernstein considered Arendt, Rorty, and Habermas not just philosophical interlocutors. They were also his friends... more »
Lost languages. Linear Elamite was finally decrypted last summer. But being able to read a script is not the same as understanding the language itself... more »
Achilles tore at his hair; Edvard Munch painted blank faces. The…