January 18, 2024

January Newsletter

Hi,

Two blog posts this month – both about films, both about knowledge:

• "Knowledge and Ignorance in Chinatown and Killers of the Flower Moon" – two movies that share an interest in wilful ignorance, though they place the audience in contrasting epistemic positions
• "The Technopoly of Fingernails" reflects my recent reading (see below) and considers the difference between declarative and procedural knowledge

This month I've been reading:

• Technopoly by Neil Postman

• Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

• Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford

Thanks for subscribing,

Dave Haysom