Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: A huge matter that hasn’t been understood is: What is the relation of art and science? Also: What do both art and science say about what a thing is and how we should see it­?—and the word thing includes every fact, every human being. Answers to these questions—answers urgent for us and our… Read more

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

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

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

Marion Fennell, singer with the Aesthetic Realism Theatre Company, writes: As a person who once worried about my lack of attention to things, I love what Aesthetic Realism explains about why so many people, including children, have trouble giving full attention. In her commentary in The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known issue 1339,… Read more