Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: What are our senses for—both physically and in terms of justice to the world?  Does our ability for sensation—for taste, touch, smell, sight, sound—have an ethical meaning, a meaning we need to see and honor in order to like ourselves?  Humor, science, and magnificent poetry meet in “The Senses Are Ethical,”… Read more

Devorah Tarrow, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Many a couple has married hoping—sometimes consciously, sometimes not—that somehow they could encourage each other to be better people. Yet many a wife has found herself not encouraging but managing: chidingly correcting her loved one’s speech; pointing out how that person ought to behave or dress; even acting docile… Read more

Leila Rosen, Aesthetic Realism associate, writes about this upcoming Public Seminar: As we’re at home or at work, as we’re walking along the street, watching the news, or out on a date—how are other people in our minds? Are we proud of how we see them? And what might get in the way of our… Read more

Steven Weiner, Computer Specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: What is the purpose of our senses—touch, taste, hearing, sight, smell? And what is the purpose of love, that tremendously sought-after thing? Do these have the same purpose? Also, what is the big mistake people make about love for another person? Read “There Are Sensation, Love, & Poetry,” the wonderful… Read more

Christopher Balchin, educator and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: When I first read “It Will Be Annabel November,” I was amazed, and stirred to my depths. This greatly musical poem by Eli Siegel is about a woman and her relation to a wide and ever-changing world, as represented by the month of November. In his note… Read more

Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes:  What would it mean to value and use our senses—touch, taste, smell, sight, hearing—wisely? What is their fundamental purpose, and their relation to our intellect? These big questions are answered—magnificently, truly—in “The Grand Everyday Drama,” the new issue of The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known! The commentary by… Read more

Derek Mali, Aesthetic Realism consultant and actor, writes: When I first read Eli Siegel’s essay “The Ordinary Doom,” I was astounded—I felt, “This describes me!” Though I hadn’t met him, I felt he wrote the essay with me in mind. In it, Mr. Siegel explains the loneliness people take for granted—that they walk around with… Read more

Devorah Tarrow, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Even in our “you can have it all” era, a woman can feel that her life at home—how she is with her spouse or family—is in a different world from her job, studies, cultural interests. She can feel her home is cozier than the large, puzzling world outside, yet… Read more

Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Our senses—we’re born with them and use them every day, to taste, touch, smell, see, hear. But do our senses have an urgent ethical meaning that we need to know? What is that meaning? And is there a hurtful way of seeing we can have that opposes the very purpose of… Read more

Sally Ross, Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: Millions of Americans walk around every day, as I did when I was in college, feeling heavy, depressed, stuck—and wondering, “Will I ever get out of this?” In issue 1759 of The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known is The Philosophy of Depression, a great lecture Eli Siegel… Read more