Evidentia
A Late Medieval Bestiary
As I continue reading Des monstres et prodiges (Monsters and Wonders), by Ambroise Paré, I am struck by the way
Homepage
Evidentia Films
Stories that reveal hidden corrections between cultures and transform your vision of the world.
I completed the feature The Blinding Sea on July 1, 2020 and am taking it on tour in North America and Europe.
Evidentia Originals
Fiction and non-fiction works that explore the boundaries between the real and the imagined in the human spirit.
Evidentia Blog
Evidentia
Variations on an Author’s Theme
A good translation captures the energy of the original, like the horses racing across a river in the feature image
Evidentia
The Renaissance Thrill of the Unknown
Ambroise Paré, the 16th century medical practitioner, military surgeon, and royal surgeon to the French monarchy, has often been credited
Evidentia
English to French and Back Again
I translate from English to French, but also, for good measure, from French to English! Je traduis du français vers
WildTrekker
A Crazy, Funny Novel
In this episode, George presents chapter one of the award-winning audiobook of his magical-realist coming-of-age novel An Almost Impossible Story.
WildTrekker
The Human Machine VII
For Paul-Henri Dietrich d’Holbach, human beings and all of Nature are essentially matter in motion.
WildTrekker
The Human Machine VI
For Julien Offray de La Mettrie, the human being is a clock-like organic machine, although there is no clock-maker.
WildTrekker
The Human Machine V
For Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, the human being is a metaphysical machine, mirroring God’s harmonious universe.
WildTrekker
The Human Machine IV
This episode is devoted to Thomas Hobbes, whose fear of insecurity and desire for control made him develop a well-regulated machine model for society.
WildTrekker
The Human Machine III
This episode is devoted to René Descartes, who developed mechanistic philosophy, likening human biology to clockwork.