The elephant's wish

Of most of what Kalderon has to say I can only borrow words attributed to Oscar Wilde: ‘I wish I had said that’—without, thereby, hoping to merit Whistler’s response.Kalderon has, ...

Simone Weil (1909-1943) was one of the foremost French philosophers of the 20th century; a mystic, activist, and writer whose profound work continues to intrigue and inspire today....

This chapter retraces the genealogy of the well-known parable of the “blind men and the elephants,” which is often cited by scholars who want to champion religious pluralism or inc...