For reading between the lines with greater comprehension
By Jeremy Sherman, Ph.D. You may have offended your friend; you’re not sure. You feel like apologizing. But if the insult didn’t even register, then you’ll open the very can of worms you’re trying to close. Still, if your friend is offended and fuming, you’d really better fix it. Should you say something? Another friend […]
All philosophy is “footnotes to Plato,” or so said philosopher Alfred North Whitehead. He was exaggerating, but I will say this. All human life (including this year’s elections) plays out Plato’s most famous story, but with two divergent endings. You have probably heard about Plato’s cave. Even if you haven’t, if you’ve seen The Matrix, […]
Neo-conservatives and militant Islamic fundamentalists both claim to be braver than the rest of us because they see a clear and present danger that we don’t. Both movements fear that liberalism and tolerance are powerful corruptive forces that are about to take over the world. They have that much in common. They differ on their […]
The other day I had a very interesting conversation with a truly engaged and engaging Christian. We were talking about the Bible. He’s a literalist. He believes that the Bible’s meaning is clear and certain, and that it’s only when other people engage in an act he calls “interpreting” that things get muddled. I asked […]
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