February 12, 2009
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Annals of Philosophy:
HeadlinersToday, many observe
the 200th anniversary
of the birth of two
noted philosophers
of death:
Charles Darwin and
Abraham Lincoln.A fitting headline:
FAUST VIVIFIES DEATH
(Harvard Crimson,
February 7, 2008)Happy birthday,
Cotton Mather.Robert Stone,
A Flag for Sunrise:
“Our secret culture is as frivolous as a willow on a tombstone. It’s a wonderful thing– or it was. It was strong and dreadful, it was majestic and ruthless. It was a stranger to pity. And it’s not for sale, ladies and gentlemen.”
