The labyrinthine pursuit of questions of meaning
Our podcast, Beyond the Labyrinth, is a vehicle for us to explore, via conversation, topics of interest. These might connect to one of our pieces of writing or to books we’ve read recently, but most often they will arise out of mere curiosity, of the urge to “beagle,” to pursue an idea wherever it may …
In 1894, William Morris wrote a tract for the Socialist Democratic Federation journal Justice called “How I Became a Socialist.” While the article mostly concerns social causes, Morris at one point makes a remarkable statement that captures the essence of our interest in this brilliant Victorian: “Apart from the desire to produce beautiful things, the …