Essays on: philosophy
The Hours Off the Books
- Ask when someone last worshipped and you will be given a time. The Arabic does not have a time attached to it, and the difference reorganises the whole day.
The Quiet Altars
- Nobody builds statues any more. We build feeds, markets and metrics instead - and let them organise our days, our attention and our sense of worth.
A Generalist in an Age of Specialists
- The polymath is not a show-off with too many library cards. Breadth is a duty of custodianship - you cannot keep an estate you refuse to walk.
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