The Abbey in the Oakwood. Caspar David Friedrich. Religious beliefs are less and less common. However, the void has not remained unfilled.
In a time of decreasing identification with religion, we explore how some individuals outsource their need for escapism to theories and technologies emerging in the realm of physics.
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Blotter. Peter Doig. Self-reflection and penetrating, damp cold.
Do all those who belong to a society guilty of horrible crimes bear some of that guilt? What if those crimes are only widely recognized after the fact? An exploration of collective guilt with a focus on animal welfare.
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Faithful Unto Death. Edward John Poynter. Painting of a guard remaining at their post during the eruption at Pompeii. This painting was incredibly popular during the Victorian period, when concepts of absolute duty and obedience to the military were appealing.
Is punishment for nazi war criminals, indoctrinated from a young age, appropriate? A discussion about Oskar Gröning, the accountant of Auschwitz, and them being successfully convicted of 300, 000 counts of accessory to murder.
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Low Tide at Trouville. Gustave Courbet.
In a game of chance, would you choose instant death over an infinitesimal chance at immortality?
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Snooker. Ken Danby. Never a more apt example of determinism. However, the true challenge is to understand why someone is playing billiards in the first place.
Omar Khadr was an Al Qaeda child soldier groomed by his father. If the Canadian government publicly forgave Omar, should we not also forgive his father?
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