Type: documentary
Status: liked
Author: Michael Ignatieff
Tags: history biography philosophy liberalism
Description: An elegant and engaging biography of a truly remarkable thinker, whose played a central role...
2006-09-17
Type: documentary
Status: favorite
Author: Umberto Eco
Tags: reading philosophy semiotics novels narrative_theory
Description: A linked series of presentations on the act of reading that are thought-provoking, insightful...
2006-09-03
& 1 users
Type: documentary
Status: liked
Author: Thomas Cahill
Tags: history art philosophy greece myth
Description: Enjoyable, informative, although not always persuasive. Cahill writes with grace and wit.
2006-08-17
Type: educational
Status: liked
Author: Barry Green
Tags: philosophy music
Description: Interesting and quickly read look at the traits and skills needed to master music and live...
2006-07-29
Type: documentary
Status: I recommend
Author: Michael Ignatieff
Tags: history philosophy journalism afghanistan balkans
Description: Three short essays on the new realities of empire as it applies to Afghanistan, Kosovo, Bosnia...
2006-07-10
Type: educational
Status: favorite
Author: Stephen J. A. Ward
Tags: philosophy journalism media ethics
Description: Heavy going, but excellent depth and strong writing, as author Stephen Ward lays out a new...
2006-05-25
& 2 users
Type: documentary
Status: liked
Author: Roland Barthes
Tags: philosophy sociology photography
Description: Sometimes maddening, sometimes illuminating, always interesting.
2006-01-31
Type: special
Status: I recommend
Author: David Weinberger
Tags: philosophy internet
Description: Essential reading if you want to understand the internet or, for that matter, life. It's...
2006-01-07
