Philosophy & Narrative: The Metaphysician’s Nightmare by Bertrand Russell
In Bertrand Russell’s brief work, he takes TLS on a tour of philosophical hell, exploring what it means to non-exist.
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Philosophy & Narrative: Micromegas by Voltaire
In the second of an improvised trilogy on the clash between narrative and academic works, The Lost Signals discusses Voltaire’s Micromegas.
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Philosophy & Narrative: Eureka by Edgar Allen Poe
As the great Epic Rap Battles of History once famously stated: Poe’s poems pwn posers. The posers this time are the so-called “scientists” with their so-called “science.”
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Philosophy & Narrative: TED Talks: John McWhorter: Txtng is killing language. JK!!!
TLS debates the nuances and emerging dynamics of language evolving within the medium of texting, as presented by John McWhorter in this TED Talk.
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Philosophy and Narrative: Freud & Frye
With a revamped outlook TLS covers two essays in one go: the first by our frenemy Sigmund Freud on the nature of creative writing; the second by Northrop Frye on how to properly codify the criticism thereof.
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