Monthly Archives: December 2012

Why we’re blind to climate change

Posted on December 14, 2012 by jedstevenson

For most people in the developed world both the causes and the effects of climate change are essentially invisible. Hunkered in a mountain cabin in the 1960s, listening to the rain drumming on the roof, Thomas Merton reflected on the … Continue reading →

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Born unequal

Posted on December 3, 2012 by jedstevenson

The first capital of the United States, Philadelphia lends itself to new ventures. It’s an apt place to launch this blog. Its history is bound up with humanism and democracy. Flagship social contracts of the modern era, the Declaration of … Continue reading →

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About this blog

Posted on December 3, 2012 by jedstevenson

“THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE is not without its uses,” wrote Nicholas Humphrey in his book, A History of the Mind (1992: xv). (“While it would have been wrong to call this book ‘The History of the Mind’,” he went on, “I … Continue reading →

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