Occupation: Philosopher Birth: February 27, 1960
For me philosophy begins with these experiences of disappointment: a disappointment at the level of what I would think of as "meaning," namely that, ….
The other side of my work is political disappointment - the realization that we are living in an unjust world. "Blood is being spilled in the merries….
When the animal becomes human, the effect is pleasingly benign and we laugh outloud, "Okay come clean now. This isn't really about hunting, is it?" B….
There are lots of stories about how philosophy begins. Some people claim it begins in wonder; some people claim it begins in worry. I claim it begins….