According to McLaughlin, the critical program undertaken by Benjamin the already mentioned essays (written between 19) not only offers highly innovative and illuminating interpretation of a revolutionary moment in modern literature, but also lays the foundation for his critical project as a whole. McLaughlin’s principal focus is on retracing the steps in Benjamin’s critical project through a series of detailed commentaries on the following three texts: “Two Poems by Friedrich Hölderlin”, “The Concept of Criticism in German Romanticism”, and “Goethe’s Elective Affinities”. In his book The Philology of Life: Walter Benjamin’s Critical Project, Kevin McLaughlin attempts to retrace the outlines of a philological project developed by Walter Benjamin. Our fourth discussion will be devoted to Kevin McLaughlin’s The Philology of Life: Walter Benjamin’s Critical Project We hope that these encounters will help bring attention to important work pursued in our community.Īll discussions are being live-streamed on Zoom and they will normally start at 6 pm Paris time/12 pm New York time. We are undertaking discussions with EGS faculty and other guests on recently published research. More importantly, we hope you enjoy them.The PACT Division of the EGS has introduced a new format in the context of its “Public Lectures” series. It is therefore our sincere hope that the reader will, themselves, encompass these Essays. And for all that, these essays are still a pleasure to read.Encompassing a broad field of interest, their largesse denotes the broad learning of this brilliant philosopher. But an essay is not meant to be a treatise. That is, they seem to take no true progression. He was elected to Parliament he was Queen’s Counsel he even became Attorney General before finally gaining the position of Lord Chancellor.But as do the careers of so many politicians, in 1621 his political career ended in disgrace.And yet, for all of this, both Diderot and Voltaire considered him “the father of modern science.” Others consider him only the father of the “scientific method.” (That process of collecting and organizing data.) Bacon’s “The Essays,” to which we now turn our attention, are–if they are nothing else–a delightful collection in decided disarray. And this one fact is certainly true when dealing with Sir Francis Bacon.The youngest son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, Francis was born in Strand, London, on Jan. But trite titles seldom encompass completely the beliefs of any individual. Download cover art Download CD case insert The Essays of Francis Bacon

The Essays by Francis Bacon