Daniel Stoljar’s Workbench
Font-Switching, Imagining Voices, & Embarrassment
Can you think differently about a paper you are drafting just by switching fonts?
Conversations with academic writers on their craft
Roy Sorensen’s Workbench
Paradoxes, Magic, & Stealth Philosophy
Some years ago I presented a paper at a workshop where Roy Sorensen was in the audience. After my talk, Sorensen surprised me with a thoughtful gift: an unsharpened pencil. The pencil had inscribed on it a warning: “TOO COOL TO DO DRUGS”. He explained that when the pencil is sharpened down, the “TOO” disappears, thwarting the intended drug-free message.
Cheshire Calhoun’s Workbench
Origins, Brickmaking, & Thinking-Beyond
The first time I met my colleague Cheshire Calhoun, she offered to paint my office. In our building on campus, the walls are all painted the same, sterile off-white tone. But not Cheshire’s. Her walls are a relaxing green.