The Meaning of Thought

Robert Pogue Harrison is the Rosina Pierotti Professor of Italian Literature at Stanford University. He is the author of several books, among them&nbsp;Forests: The Shadow of Civilization&nbsp;(1992),&nbsp;The Dominion of the Dead&nbsp;(2003), and&nbsp;Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition&nbsp;(2008).

Robert Pogue Harrison

The Body of Thought: On Markus Gabriel’s “The Meaning of Thought”

"Never be afraid to sit awhile and think." — Lorraine Hansberry

Philosophy &amp; Religion

The Outer Fringes of Our Language: A Conversation with Werner Herzog

"There is only one thing that can kill the Movies, and that is education." — Will Rogers

Film

"Culture is an instrument wielded by professors to manufacture professors." — Simone Weil

Cultural Studies

A Messenger of the Rope: In Conversation with Peter Sloterdijk

"For a long time now I haven't been I."
— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet

Around the World

Robert Pogue Harrison is the Rosina Pierotti Professor of Italian Literature at Stanford University. He is the author of several books, among them&nbsp;Forests: The Shadow of Civilization&nbsp;(1992),&nbsp;The Dominion of the Dead&nbsp;(2003), and&nbsp;Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition&nbsp;(2008).