by Respondeo Books | Jul 11, 2023
Euclid presents the reader with proofs about eyes and what they see. He gives us proofs about the height of trees and the depth of ditches. Some of the parts of the proofs are sunlight and shadows and mirrors and chariot wheels. Euclid offers comments about natural...
by Respondeo Books | Jul 11, 2023
As You Like It is my favorite among Shakespeare’s plays, but lately it has occurred to me that I have liked it for the wrong reasons. Or, to put the matter more accurately, there are many reasons and ways to enjoy this play and while I have long recognized some of...
by Respondeo Books | Jul 11, 2023
Abstract: With a view to uncovering the ultimate aims of Prospero’s “project,” I consider the two great productions of his magic: the betrothal masque of Act 4 and the harpy-banquet scene of Act 3. On the basis of a moral psychology that guides the use of his magic...
by Respondeo Books | Jul 11, 2023
What does it mean to understand something, especially something one finds really hard to understand? I take it that “understanding” must necessarily fall far short of “complete understanding,” which seems superhuman. More modestly, what does it mean to make a...
by Respondeo Books | Jul 11, 2023
Faraday’s galvanometer and modern galvanometers operate on the same principle: the tendency of a magnetic element to align itself in the direction of the surrounding magnetic field. But Faraday’s instrument and modern ones function very differently. Modern...
