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The intersection of landscapes can be dangerous. It is natural for us to be wary of letting others guide us into their landscapes – or inviting them into our own (“Will you walk in to my parlor?” said the spider to the fly). The two-thousand-year-old command to “Love thy neighbor!”Continue Reading

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Two-hundred years ago, the subject of aesthetics was associated almost exclusively with beauty. In 1794, the German philosopher, Friedrich Schiller, put it perfectly: In the presence of beauty, reason and sense are in harmony, and it is only on account of this harmony that the beautiful has attraction for us.Continue Reading