The New American Gothic. // Artist: Criselda Vasquez.

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After only about nine months of life, people even forget who their mothers were

Kurt Vonnegut Gálapagos

After one glass of bourbon, [Michael Stocker and I] agreed that our work consisted largely of reminding moral philosophers of truths about human life which are very well known to virtually all adult human beings except moral philosophers. After further glasses of bourbon, we agreed that it was less than clear that this was the most useful way in which to spend one’s life, as a kind of flying mission to a small group isolated from humanity in the intellectual Himalaya.

Bernard Williams, “The Liberalism of Fear” (Princeton: Princeton, 2005). Damn, he’s good. (via fuckyeahbernardwilliams)

Me gustaría tener esta convicción de Sócrates; r lo menos, pertenecer a la nación Cervantes

Would you agree with Socrates? Are you a citizen of the world?

Para motivar: Klimt y un beso

Surreal Wisteria Flower Tunnel in Japan

The spectacular views of the wisteria flowers at Kawachi Fuji Gardens, in Kitakyushu, Japan is another shining example of Japanese perception of beauty and architecture. The private garden hosts around 150 wisteria flowering plants of 20 different species. The crown jewel of the garden, ...

Things that crumble!

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Analytical philosophy, or some recognizable descendant of it, should be able to make a richer contribution to ethics than has often been the case up to now. If it is to do so, it will need to hold on to two truths which it tends to forget (not only in ethics, but most damagingly there): that philosophy cannot be too pure, and must merge with other kinds of understanding; and that being soberly truthful does not exclude, but may actually demand, the imagination.

Bernard Williams “Contemporary Philosophy: A Second Look”

Miru Kim is a New York-based artist who has explored various urban ruins such as abandoned subway stations, tunnels, sewers, catacombs, factories, hospitals, and shipyards. For her new series that examines the relationship between pigs and humans, she has visited various industrial hog farms. She was featured as one of America's Best and Brightest 2007 in Esquire magazine. Her work has been spotlighted in countless other international media such as The New York Times, TED.com, The Financial Times, ARTE France, Ovation TV, Time Out New York, NY Arts Magazine, The Korea Daily, La Stampa, Berlingske Tidende, VanityFair.de, Korea Herald, Vogue Girl.