Discriminating Shadows: Philosophy and Art
Every act of creation, by its mere existence, denies the world of master and slave. -Albert Camus, The Rebel We often hear people claim to be slaves to their work,…
Author Michael Spicher
Michael Spicher
Michael R. Spicher, PhD, is a philosopher of art and aesthetics in Boston. He works as an editor for the Leonardo Electronic Almanac published by MIT Press and for the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. He teaches at Boston University and Boston Architectural College. He runs a website devoted to practical and theoretical issues in aesthetics called the Aesthetics Research Lab. And you may occasionally find him playing harmonica or slide guitar in Jamaica Plain.
Radiant Memories: Philosophy and Art
Part of what makes us unique is that we contain bits of memories that belong to our histories and experiences. Yet we connect with each other and find solidarity through…
Releasing your Narrative: Philosophy and Art
Anna Schuleit Haber’s exhibit Scientific Purposes (In which a murderous hairdresser donates his head to science, with one restriction) creates a space for people to confront their unique stories, especially…
Evoking Ascension through Mimesis: Philosophy and Art
One goes always upwards for the sake of this Beauty, starting out from beautiful things and using them like rising stairs. – Plato, Symposium, 211c We all need to transcend…