CRITIC AT LARGE

When Thinking Is a Dissident Act

By CARLIN ROMANO

Istanbul

Why is there something rather than nothing? Why, on a Thursday in late November, can you find World Philosophy Day taking place in some exotic metropolis, but search fruitlessly the rest of the year for "World Economics Day," or "World Comp Lit Day"?

Age, you might think, has...

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