Upcoming Talk: “eBooks, Google Books, (and Printed Books): Reading in the Age of Digital Reproduction”

May 15, 2010

On Thursday, May 20 I’ll be speaking on the topic of digital books and the experience of reading at the Merton History of the Book Group at Oxford. There will be free sandwiches. (Click on the picture for a larger image).

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Oxford Guide

April 18, 2010

One of my photos is in the new Schmap Oxford Guide. Cool. Click here for the full website.
The photo is from “The Real Alice” exhibit at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.

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Alice in Wonderland and The Philosophy of Memory

March 13, 2010

Ever since Lewis Carroll first dreamt up the Alice stories at Oxford in 1865, the fantastical, nonsensical inversions of Wonderland have presented an ideal setting for philosophical reflection. While over time we’ve seen a Wittgenstein essay here, a Carl Jung quote there, this is the first book devoted solely [...]

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Review of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland: Through the (3-D) Looking-Glasses

March 10, 2010

“Why is a raven like a writing desk?”
“Have you guessed the riddle yet?” the Hatter said, turning to Alice again.
“No, I give it up,” Alice replied. “What’s the answer?”
“I haven’t the slightest idea,” said the Hatter.
-  Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
The riddle without an answer is an apt recurring theme in Tim [...]

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Review of Ken Auletta’s Googled: A Brave New Digital World?

March 5, 2010

(Brief excerpt of my latest book review)
Googled: The End of the World as We Know It
Ken Auletta
Penguin Press, 2009
400 pages
“I fear theirs is an old story about how good people deceive themselves.”

The sentence sounds more befitting of a Thomas Hardy novel – instead, it’s a vaguely foreboding sentiment about one the world’s most trusted [...]

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updates coming soon

February 28, 2010

Sorry for the delay, it’s been a busy few weeks. The Clay Shirky interview will be posted soon, as well as a new book review and some other related news.

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Coming Soon: 30 Rock & Philosophy!

February 2, 2010

I can’t wait for this! Perhaps I should spend less time posting things on blogs and more time actually finishing my chapter …
For die-hard fans, here is an excellent 30 Rock website — especially useful for remembering scenes from episodes, favorite jokes, etc. Hey, it still counts as research for me.
More details coming soon.

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Upcoming Interview with Clay Shirky

January 28, 2010

Clay Shirky will be taking part in an interview for the the Oxonian Review in February. Mr. Shirky, one of the world’s leading experts on the way in which the internet has shaped decentralized interaction in our everyday lives,  is currently a professor at NYU and author of the influential best-selling book, Here Comes Everybody: The Power of [...]

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Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy: Curiouser and Curiouser

January 24, 2010

Just in time for the release of the much anticipated new movie (March 5, 2010), Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy is now available!
Ever since Lewis Carroll first dreamt up the Alice stories at Oxford in 1865, the fantastical, nonsensical inversions of Wonderland have presented an ideal setting for philosophical reflection. While over time [...]

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Interview on The Simpsons

January 8, 2010

In celebration of The Simpsons reaching 450 episodes, KCBS had a feature on the show this morning, where I was invited to speak along with Paul Cantor, Professor of English at University of Virginia. By the way — be sure to check out this Sunday’s The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: In 3-D! On Ice hosted [...]

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