There is a question that hides inside every careful one: from where am I looking? Ask it once and you get the standpoint — the angle, the interest, the position you happen to occupy. The honest response, on most accounts, is to name that position rather than pretend you have none. But naming it treats … Continue reading The Stream Beneath the Seat
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The Few Seats Worth Choosing
There's a question that sounds practical and turns out, on inspection, to be the wrong shape. The face it wears is: given that none of us see the world from nowhere, given that every view I hold is a view from somewhere — how do I choose where to stand well? That question pulls a … Continue reading The Few Seats Worth Choosing
