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We Can Do Better: On Richard Rorty’s “Pragmatism as Anti-Authoritarianism”
Michael S. Roth examines Richard Rorty’s “Pragmatism as Anti-Authoritarianism.”
Philosophy & Religion
"Never be afraid to sit awhile and think." — Lorraine Hansberry
Control Everything: On Hartmut Rosa’s “The Uncontrollability of the World”
Paul J. D’Ambrosio finds meaning in “The Uncontrollability of the World,” the new book from Hartmut Rosa.
Mapping the Social in Theory and Practice
Michael Eby appreciates “Investigative Aesthetics,” the new book by Matthew Fuller and Eyal Weizman.
Whom?: On Frédéric Gros’s “Disobey!”
A guide to disobedience that leads us into the woods.
When the Towers Fell
LARB presents a symposium reflecting on 9/11, curated and introduced by Brad Evans.
The Gay Panopticon: On Remigiusz Ryziński’s “Foucault in Warsaw”
Foucault’s legendary stay in Cold War Warsaw becomes an origin story for the gay community in postwar Poland.
The Beauty of Imperfection
Irina Dumitrescu appreciates "Kintsugi: The Poetic Mend" by Bonnie Kemske.
The Vices of Virtuality
Reviewing three books in Columbia University Press’s provocative new “No Limits” series.
Descartes’s Evil Genius
Andrea Gadberry considers both the poetic influences on Descartes and the Cartesian influences on poetry.
Pardonne-Moi: On Vladimir Jankélévitch and the Philosophy of Forgiveness
Robert Zaretsky reflects on the life and work of French philosopher Vladimir Jankélévitch, and the supernatural nature of true forgiveness.
“Antiracism in the Contemporary University,” a Symposium
Antiracism in the Contemporary University
LARB presents a collection of essays from 12 excerpts on transforming the university to make it antiracist.
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