Tag Archives: E.F. Schumacher

rage against the trader

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Dave

The origin may be an ancient one, that idea, peculiar to many, which asserted that making business is dirty business. Money is ugly. It appears to be a Medieval concept and a Greek and Roman notion that looked negatively upon … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Chris Hedges, E.F. Schumacher, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Milan Kundera, Noam Chomsky, occupy wall street, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Slavoj Zizek, Steven Plaut | Leave a comment

moses: the comic within the cosmic

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Dave

Theologians as well as philosophers, have long analyzed Truth and Goodness. Theology though, unlike philosophy, has neglected serious scrutiny of the study of Beauty and Aesthetics, and has grappled, disconcertingly, with humor. The biblical figure of Moses cuts across the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Ayn Rand, E.F. Schumacher, Edwin Long, frederick goodall, Jan van Eyck, lawrence Alma-Tadema, Michelangelo Moses, Moses Exodus, Philippe de Champaigne, Sigmund Freud | Leave a comment

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Posted on October 3, 2009 by Dave

Art of Persuasion as enunciated by Shakespeare in King Henry VI, Part lll. Bill Bernbach, one of the pioneers in the golden age of print and television publicity is credited with ushering in the “creative revolution” in advertising beginning in the … Continue reading →