By contributing writer Stephanie Zgouridi While living in Paris in 1784, surrounded by beautifully carved bureaus, tasteful tables, and fragile glass flutes of champagne, Benjamin Franklin penned a letter to a friend, in which he stated, “But the eyes of… Continue Reading →
Here are a few interesting articles and pieces we found around the web this week. If you come across something that other intellectual historians might enjoy, please let us know in the comments section. Derek: Jacoba Urist, “A Contemporary Artist… Continue Reading →
By Joyce E. Chaplin You can read Professor Chaplin’s article “Can the Nonhuman Speak?: Breaking the Chain of Being in the Anthropocene” in this quarter’s edition of the Journal of the History of Ideas. “Do you like our owl?” “It’s… Continue Reading →
By Greg Priest Read the full companion article in this quarter’s Journal of the History of Ideas. A new biography of Charles Darwin is coming out. Styled as a “radical reappraisal,” the book, by A.N. Wilson, condemns Darwin, accusing him… Continue Reading →
Here are a few interesting articles and pieces we found around the web this week. If you come across something that other intellectual historians might enjoy, please let us know in the comments section. Spencer Diarmaid MacCulloch and Eamon… Continue Reading →
By Editor Spencer J. Weinreich Four enormous, dead doctors were present at the opening of the 2017 Joint Atlantic Seminar in the History of Medicine. Convened in Johns Hopkins University’s Welch Medical Library, the room was dominated by a canvas… Continue Reading →
By Eva Del Soldato You can read the full companion article in this quarter’s edition of the Journal of the History of Ideas. It is not easy to navigate the web in a time of fake news. Social networks and… Continue Reading →
Here are a few interesting articles and pieces we found around the web this week. If you come across something that other intellectual historians might enjoy, please let us know in the comments section. Sarah: Roqayah Chamseddine, “Wanting to… Continue Reading →
By Laura Doan Read Laura Doan’s full article in this quarter’s edition of the Journal of the History of Ideas. Earlier this year I spotted an article in the Guardian headlined: “Anger after nun says Mary likely to have had… Continue Reading →
Here are a few interesting articles and pieces we found around the web this week. If you come across something that other intellectual historians might enjoy, please let us know in the comments section. Eric Patrick Cabanel (interview par… Continue Reading →
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