Review of Pierre Bayard, How to Talk About Books You Haven’t Read I I used to live in a small one-room apartment in Mangwon-dong. I eventually moved somewhere more spacious — two bedrooms, a proper living room — and the reason was books. The apartment was barely ten pyeong (33m2) including the loft; and yet… Continue reading

Review of N. Krishnan, A Terribly Serious Adventure To those with no particular interest in philosophy, the phrase “Oxford philosophy” will mean very little. But among those who do care about philosophy, it conjures a distinct impression—one not unlike, perhaps, the impression that cocktails and jazz might have made on the young crowd at Woodstock… Continue reading