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The Blinding Sea in Grenoble

By George

March 29, 2022

A Late Medieval Bestiary
As I continue reading Des monstres et prodiges (Monsters and …
Variations on an Author’s Theme
A good translation captures the energy of the original, like …
The Renaissance Thrill of the Unknown
Ambroise Paré, the 16th century medical practitioner, military surgeon, and …
English to French and Back Again
I translate from English to French, but also, for good …
Five-Day Fire on a Container Ship
It was an impressive sight this evening, to see the …
More Upcoming Translations
In early December this year, four more of my book …
An Investigation of Meaning
How do we make sure a work or document is …
Upcoming Translations
In mid-September this year, four of my book translations will …
Clones and Eye Witnesses
I recently mentioned the relationship of spoken language to lived …
The Exception, Not the Rule
Chatbots turn human language into coded abstractions. There is nothing …

A Crazy, Funny Novel
In this episode, George presents chapter one of the award-winning …
The Human Machine VII
For Paul-Henri Dietrich d'Holbach, human beings and all of Nature …
The Human Machine VI
For Julien Offray de La Mettrie, the human being is …
The Human Machine V
For Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, the human being is a metaphysical …
The Human Machine IV
This episode is devoted to Thomas Hobbes, whose fear of …
The Human Machine III
This episode is devoted to René Descartes, who developed mechanistic …
The Human Machine II
This episode is devoted to William Harvey, who discovered the …
The Human Machine I
This episode is devoted to Andreas Vesalius, the founder of …
Earthly Paradise
In this episode, George explores the historical of the quest …
Intuition, Myth and Metaphor
George takes a historical tour of myth and metaphor, both …