The New Intellectual Forum

May 24, 2008 - Poetry - What is it?

Fri, 02 May 2008 00:48:35 GMT

Talk by John Enright "Poetry - What is it?" John will talk about the nature of poetry and ways of understanding an interpreting it. He will read a large number of interesting poems as part of the talk.

Mini-review of "SlowAnna"

Sat, 23 Jul 2005 06:26:32 GMT

Tonight I went to see SlowAnna, Jeremy Menekseoglu's latest play. I found it quite moving. It's about a teacher who comes to a school for problem children, who tries to actually reach and teach them. It is more macabre than sugarcoated, but in the end I found it both uplifting and tear-provoking. The whole production felt tightly focused - moreso than some of Dream Theatre's other work. The...

August 13, 2005 - Beauty and Morality: Value Judgments of Artistic Nudity

Mon, 18 Jul 2005 08:01:03 GMT

A discussion of the distinction between ethical and aesthetic judgments of artworks, with particular focus on the artistic value and moral implications of the nude human form. We will view and discuss particular examples of 'artistic nudity' in photography, and address such issues as the morality of exposing the human body, the line between art and pornography, the artistic aspect of modeling and photographing the human subject, and the sense of life expressed through...

July 23, 2005 - TBD - probably report on TOC conference

Fri, 17 Jun 2005 08:01:13 GMT

Not yet scheduled - will probably be a report on TOC conference.

June 18, 2005 - New Intellectual Forum 17th Anniversary Party

Sun, 22 May 2005 08:01:32 GMT

New Intellectual Forum 17th Anniversary Party!

On publishing UNHOLY QUEST

Sat, 21 May 2005 12:51:09 GMT

John Enright has an article in today's SOLO edition (here) on the steps he used to publish Unholy Quest. Check it out! And be sure to check the...

The Logical Compatibility of Austrian Economics and Objectivist Ethics

Sun, 24 Apr 2005 19:38:28 GMT

Update: The artilce has been re-produced on SOLO (here). You can also view the comment's on Heidi's artilce in the discussion...

Triumph Over Choas

Sun, 17 Apr 2005 00:43:46 GMT

NIF's own Heidi Morris has an article up at SOLO entitled "Triumph Over Chaos."

May 21, 2005 - Can the Faithful be Allies in Achieving the Capitalist Society?

Sun, 10 Apr 2005 16:29:06 GMT

From Kyle Sing: Can capitalists (Objectivists) work towards a more libertarian society by working with people who see religion as a major part of their lives and morality? Many libertarians are Christian but would never support conservative efforts to force prayer in school and erase the line of separation between Church and State. But how many such people are there? A free society allows us to believe as we choose, but can the faithful be allies of ours, the...

April 9, 2005 - a "Listening Party"!

Sun, 20 Mar 2005 09:01:15 GMT

Post meeting update: Listing people's song selections as they are made available:

Marsha Enright: Portuguese group called Madredeus. The album is Movimento and the song "A Vida Boa" (The Good Life). Some selections are available at...