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The Subversive Simone Weil
Known as the “patron saint of all outsiders,” Simone Weil (1909–43) was one of the twentieth century’s most remarkable thinkers, a philosopher who truly lived by her political and …
Albert Camus
Like many others of my generation, I first read Camus in high school. I carried him in my backpack while traveling across Europe, I carried him into (and out of) relationships, and …
Voices from the Gulag
One of the most terrible legacies of our century is the concentration camp. Countless men and women have passed through camps in Nazi Germany, Communist China, and the Soviet bloc …
Subversive Simone Weil
Known as the "e;patron saint of all outsiders,"e; Simone Weil (1909-43) was one of the twentieth century's most remarkable thinkers, a philosopher who truly lived by her …
Boswell's Enlightenment
Throughout his life, James Boswell struggled to fashion a clear account of himself, but try as he might, he could not reconcile the truths of his era with those of his religious …
Life Worth Living
In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, Albert Camus declared that a writer's duty is twofold: "e;the refusal to lie about what one knows and the resistance against …
Albert Camus
Like many others of my generation, I first read Camus in high school. I carried him in my backpack while traveling across Europe, I carried him into (and out of) relationships, and …
Major Problems in American History Since 1945
Designed to encourage critical thinking about history, the Major Problems in American History series introduces students to both primary sources and analytical essays on important …
From Homesteader to Art Collector: The Life and Times of Jacob Greenberg
Cock and Bull Stories
In the French Camargue—the delta surrounding the mouth of the Rhone River and part of the southern “nation” of Occitania—the bull is a powerful icon of nationalism, literature, and …
Catherine & Diderot
A dual biography crafted around the famous encounter between the French philosopher who wrote about power and the Russian empress who wielded it with great aplomb.In October 1773, …
Cock and Bull Stories
In the French Camargue-the delta surrounding the mouth of the Rhone River and part of the southern "e;nation"e; of Occitania-the bull is a powerful icon of nationalism, …