In class: “Every building is like a person. Single and unrepeatable.”
“Every building is like a person. Single and unrepeatable.”
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Art
Roark and Keating: first meetings
I am a philosopher, and when I’m on the job I have been known to read literary works as “premises with feet.” Despite that occupational hazard I am also fascinated with how some great fiction writers can seamlessly integrate abstract philosophical themes with concrete literary portrayals. When I teach Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead, my focus
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Envy
The essayist Joseph Epstein tells a story about going to his high school reunion. As the participants took their seats at the dinner tables, they each found a note left there anonymously. The note contained a poem: “It’s not the world. And what I have to say to those who don’t fit in is, don’t
Is capitalism bad for art?
My theme will be the relationship between art and liberal cultures, focusing on economically free cultures especially.
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Architecture and politics
How structures concretize a political system’s core social dynamic: . Feudalism: Build walls to keep the enemy out. Examples: the medieval castle, the Great Wall of China. . . . . . . Socialism: Build walls to keep your people in. Examples: the Berlin Wall, the Koreas’ DMZ. . . . . . . .
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