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Act II, scene ii of David Hume in the Library of Babel In my previous post, I surveyed the abstract axioms of Borges’ imaginary library. The next paragraph of the story (Para. 8) contains a paradox: the Universal Library contains … Continue reading →

Act II, scene i of “David Hume in the Library of Babel” In my previous three posts (see here, here, and here), we revisited the first three paragraphs of Jorge Luis Borges’ The Library of Babel. Today, I will turn … Continue reading →

I will resume my series on “David Hume in the Library of Babel” tomorrow. In the meantime, below is one of my all-time favorite 80s hit songs as well as two bonus links:

Act I, scene iii of “David Hume in the Library of Babel” My previous two posts have revisited the first two paragraphs of Jorge Luis Borges’ The Library of Babel. Today, I will go over the third paragraph of the … Continue reading →

Act I, scene ii of “David Hume in the Library of Babel” My previous post went over the first paragraph of Jorge Luis Borges’ The Library of Babel, which describes the setting of the story: an “infinite” library consisting of … Continue reading →

Act I, scene i of “Hume in the Library of Babel” In my previous post, I posed a crazy thought-experiment: What if David Hume were to find himself in Jorge Luis Borges’ imaginary “Library of Babel”? But what does this … Continue reading →

I have been busy working on a new whimsical literary project this week and will be sharing the fruits of my intellectual labors here starting today. My prologue is below the fold:

According to Linda Bordoni (via Vatican News), Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, visited some 68 countries during his 12-year pontificate. Here is a link to his official testament, and here are his Reflections on Old Age.

To commemorate this joyous rite, check out the oil painting Les Disciples by Swiss artist Eugène Burnand: Is this not one of the greatest Easter paintings of all time? Via Mike Frost: