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Aesthetic space: Honoring beauty in teaching and learning

ByKim Hermanson September 5, 2017November 30, 2024

Throughout history, philosophers have asserted that “the fundamental nature of the world is aesthetic.” Thinkers like Alfred North Whitehead, Gregory Bateson, James Hillman, Martin Foss,…

Metaphor

Revisiting the Partridge Family: Nostalgia, joy, and hidden metaphors

ByKim Hermanson December 21, 2009December 2, 2024

The first LP I ever bought was The Partridge Family Album. I was 11 at the time and felt like a grown-up when I presented…

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Metaphor

Unlocking hidden realms: The gateways of metaphor and art

ByKim Hermanson December 18, 2009December 2, 2024

In his novel Ulysses, James Joyce writes: “Any object, intensely regarded, may be a gate of access.” This simple yet profound idea has stayed with…