I. The Ship of Theseus and the Limits of Clarity A ship departs from Athens. Over decades of voyaging, every plank is gradually replaced—the hull, the mast, the rudder, every timber and rope. When the vessel finally returns to port, it bears none of its original matter. The question: Is it the same ship? This … Continue reading No Exit: James Joyce’s Ulysses and the Limits of Seeing
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Revolution For One
"You see the beauty of my proposal is / It needn't wait on general revolution / I bid you to the one-man revolution— / The only revolution that is coming."—Frost, Robert. "Build Soil." Change is a constant. Paradoxically, remaining the same, over time, requires change. Our bodies, like the Ship of Theseus, change and mutate, … Continue reading Revolution For One
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