I am reading about Arthur Machen, who was apparently an influence on Yeats, Pierce, and Lovecraft, and a friend of A. E. Waite.
His philosophy and approach reminded me a lot of Barfield, but I couldn’t find an explicit link.
Here is an excerpt from a review of his book Hieroglyphics, describing his theory of “ecstasy”:
"Hieroglyphics" [...]
The advantages of objectivity are widely heralded. The scientific method depends on being able to set aside our subjectivity, step outside of ourselves, and deal with the world as an objective, empirical reality. This ability to suppress our introspection has led to amazing scientific discoveries and command over the material world, so it is right [...]
Tyler Cowan mentioned the book a couple of weeks ago, and intrigued by the title, I purchased a copy of “Comeuppance: Costly Signaling, Altruistic Punishment, and Other Biological Components of Fiction ”, by William Flesch via Harvard University Press. I’m glad I did. It is one of the best books I’ve read in a long [...]
Vittorio has “tagged” me, which means that I am supposed to share a list of books which have had a great impact on me. By “books”, I take him to mean that form of communication which is reproduced in print and, more importantly, which can be identified simply by Title and Author or ISBN. This [...]
Jon Galloway has a post titled “Thanksgiving as a Lifestyle“, where he argues that we should be thankful for every second we have, and backs it up with three observations:
The fact the you are alive is utterly improbable in the grand scheme of things. Given what we think we know about evolution, the probability of [...]