Snapshots of Museum Experience: The Korean Foreword
Elee Kirk's brilliant study of education and childhood experience in museums is now available in Korean translation.
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Advice for Rulers, Charioteers and Cyclists: the Huainanzi
The Huainanzi, a fascinating Han dynasty guidebook for rulers, on resonance, non-action, charioteering, and how not to fall off a bicycle.
Knowing, Doing, and Doubting: Nyāya Philosophy
For the philosophers of the Nyāya school, the role of knowledge was to make effective action possible.
Constellations of Thought: God, Death, and Other Non-Problems
What are the fundamental questions in human life? And how can reading across different traditions enrich our sense of what questions might be fruitful to ask?
Dong Zhongshu's Tales of the Unexpected
Dong Zhongshu was a thinker fascinated by the role of chance events in human history.
Kaṇāda's Search for a Soul Without Qualities
What are we, most fundamentally? Kaṇāda, founder of the Vaiśeṣika philosophical school, has some surprising answers.
7 Ways of Reading Philosophy : #4 Reading Out Loud
When the going gets tough, it can be good to read philosophy out loud.
Learning to Play the Piano With Ptolemaïs of Cyrene
Ptolemaïs of Cyrene, the ancient philosopher, and what she can teach us about the art of music.
The Charisma of No-Charisma: Han Fei, Law, and the Art of Politics
For the philosopher Han Fei, the ultimate form of charisma was to have no charisma. His ideas were instrumental in cementing the power of Qin Shihuang, the First Emperor.