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A review of two theories of truth described by a clergyman, Richard J. Trudeau, in The Non-Euclidean Revolution— The Story Theory of Truth: "But, I asked, is there…
Conclusion of "The Storyteller," a story by Cynthia Zarin about author Madeleine L'Engle— — The New Yorker , April 12, 2004 — Note the black diamond at the story's end.
The following was suggested by the Sermon of October 30 (the day preceding Devil's Night) and by yesterday's Beauty, Truth, Halloween. "The German language has itself been influenced…
A Year of Magical Thinking In memory of Theodore Chaikin Sorensen, who died at noon in New York on Halloween — Two posts from All Saints' Day, 2009…
St. Robertson Davies of Toronto on All Hallows' Eve, 1990— "Nevertheless, our forbears are deserving of tribute for one indisputable reason, if for no other: without them we…
Suggested by the New York State lottery numbers on All Hallows' Eve– 430 (mid-day) and 168 (evening)… From 430 as a date, 4/30— Beyond Grief and Nothing: A…
The Method Bush … "What did they tell you?" Kerry "They told me that you had gone totally insane and that your methods were unsound." Bush "Are my…
Clifford Geertz Professor Emeritus, Institute for Advanced Study Savage Logic "Savage logic works like a kaleidoscope whose chips can fall into a variety of patterns while remaining unchanged…
The above seal is from an ad (pdf) for an Oct. 21 lecture, "The Nature of Space," by Sir Michael Atiyah, sponsored by the American Mathematical Society….
Antidote to Atiyah In a recent talk, "The Nature of Space," Sir Michael Atiyah gave a misleading description of Plato's doctrine of "ideas," or "idealism." Atiyah said that…