Monthly Archives: May 2014

Half Submerged Half Emerged (Q Confucius No.2) (Zhang Huan)

Posted on May 17, 2014 by zjb

Searching around online for paintings of Confucius and expecting to find something classical, I found this contemporary image, completely de-idealized. Not for the ages, he belongs to our own place and time. He’s a stressed out silicon and steel colossus. … Continue reading →

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St John the Divine Construction Site (Foundations)

Posted on May 16, 2014 by zjb

Take a look while you can. As the excavators dig out to lay the foundations for the new real estate towers to be built alongside the north wall of the site on W.113th St., they are slicing down to reveal … Continue reading →

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Together At the Margins — Chinese Philosophy & Jewish Philosophy

Posted on May 16, 2014 by zjb

Apparently Jewish philosophy is in the same boat with Chinese philosophy. Apparently too size and mass have nothing to do with marginality and marginilizaition; or maybe the problem is with western philosophy today. At any rate, it seems clear that … Continue reading →

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Plato’s Cave (8-Bit Philosophy + Thug Note) (Video)

Posted on May 15, 2014 by zjb

You know, maybe they were right to murder the delusional little maniac. You can watch this short little clip here. 

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St John The Divine Construction Site (II)

Posted on May 15, 2014 by zjb

There’s so many interesting thing about the new real estate development going up on the grounds sold by St. John the Divine to a local developer –the re-purposing of property in a dense urban environment, the transformation of a neighborhood … Continue reading →

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Modern Confucian Jewish Thought

Posted on May 15, 2014 by zjb

Let’s assume that the difference between Confucianism and Judaism in their classical articulations is deep indeed. For his part, Youde Fu of Shandong University identifies theological anthropomorphism and ethical heteronomy as distinctive features that distinguish the two traditions. Let’s also … Continue reading →

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St. John The Divine Construction Site

Posted on May 14, 2014 by zjb

Take a look at it while you still can. St. John Divine sold what was an empty plot of land along its northern wall that runs the length of space on W.113th St. between Amsterdam Avenue and Morningside Drive. The … Continue reading →

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Jewish Philosophy in China

Posted on May 14, 2014 by zjb

Sponsored by The Center for Judaic and Inter-Religious Studies at Shandong University, the “Translation Series of Classics of the Jewish Culture” speaks to director and editor-in-chief Professor Fu Youde’s interest in Jewish philosophy and thought and how that interest shapes his understanding … Continue reading →

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Vassar Nazi Poster Students for Justice In Palestine Art 

Posted on May 13, 2014 by zjb

Would someone please tell Students for Justice in Palestine that it’s really not all right to post material on their Tumblr page from neo-Nazi and White Nationalist websites or Nazi SS propaganda poster art?  Interestingly enough, the image they took,  Kultur-Terror, … Continue reading →

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(Modern) Jewish Studies in China

Posted on May 13, 2014 by zjb

Cousin Joseph Burman stumbled across my letter to Aaron Hughes in the Chronicle of Higher Education about the state of Jewish Studies. Since I think this is relevant to the place of Jewish Studies in the university, I want to mention … Continue reading →

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