Ancient Greek & Neoliberal Harmony Pt. 1: Sophrosyne as Proportion

Ancient Greek & Neoliberal Harmony Pt. 1: Sophrosyne as Proportion

It seems like the ancient Greeks are actually kinda neoliberal in some ways. In Disagreement, Ranciere calls consensus democracy “the perfect realization” of Plato’s Republic, and, as Shannon Winnubst notes in her great new article in Foucault Studies(which everyone should…

Some questions for future research on Jankelevitch, Levinas, & femininity/gender

     I’m tidying up a paper on Jankelevitch, Abbate, musical ineffability, and implicit understanding. In the course of reading Jankelevitch, I came up with a ton of questions about his relationship to Levinas…questions which are waaaay beyond the scope…

Is It Ethical To Eat Chick-Fil-A?

Chick-Fil-A has always worn its spiritual and social commitments on its sleeve (or wing). As a recent press-release explains,  From the day Truett Cathy started the company, he began applying biblically-based principles to managing his business. For example, we believe…

Not A Piece of Cake: Ethics, Aesthetics, & “Chris Brown & Rihanna” Problem

“It’s too close for comfort…So If you must falter be wise” (Disturbia; written by Brown, performed by Rihanna) The recent ink (or, more often, binary code) spilled over Chris Brown (sometimes in relation to Rihanna) raises a lot of interesting…