No. 5: 2023.08.22

Aristotle/Dante/Dewey/Du Bois/Hemingway/Homer/Nietzsche/Jesus/Plato/Wilde

Here's some things people have been writing:

Hemingway’s six-word story “For sale: baby shoes, never worn” was too bleak for the Economist’s cover art. They went for something more hopeful. economist

Dewey and Du Bois—and Aristotle and Nietzsche before them—were proponents for moral education that flourished in America until WWII. In the decades scarce moral formation has led many to lack a “why” for life. theatlantic

Oscar Wilde and Jesus will chat with you through an AI app. washingtonpost

Dante’s Inferno is the model for Hozier’s new album, Unreal Earth. ew

Dante, Homer, Plato, and many others use the “talking trees” trope. This substituting plant communication with human behavior is disrespectful. mit