Refusing to make the suffering stop Compassion is the most dangerous emotion we can experience today. What an awful thing to think, but I see no way to avoid this realization. Matthew Stanley • Philosophy
"Funk Island" by Walton Ford Warming the species' last egg Have you heard the story of the extinction of the Great Auk? We know exactly when their species was eradicated from the face of the earth. Matthew Stanley • Philosophy
Untitled. (Ausgrabung eines überdimensionalen Totenkopfes), 1911 by Fritz Janowski Radioactive Love Like a radioactive substance, Love is leaking into the world from the porous walls of the Church, leaving everything irreparably changed. Matthew Stanley • Christianity
"Pandemonium" by John Martin (1841) Do you believe in evil? To lose evil is also to lose good – at least, a certain conception of good. Matthew Stanley • Theology
Antigone and the corpse of her brother Polynieces Every law is founded on a crime "There are no more cannibals, because we ate the last one yesterday," Zupančič jokes wryly to capture the essential logic of law. Matthew Stanley • Book review
Upcoming seminar: The Art of Exit I'm excited to announce that I'll be facilitating "The Art of Exit: The Poetry and Politics of Reclusion in medieval Japan" at Incite Seminars on May 4th, 11th, and 18th! Please join us for three Saturdays in May at 10 AM (Pacific) to explore Matthew Stanley
