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Pursuing Truth through Doubt and Inquiry
Posted 20/03/2024
The following post by Austin Benedetto, an undergraduate student at Northwestern University, is the fourth in a new series of posts highlighting exemplary work...
Theses on Poor Faith
Posted 06/03/2024
These Theses by Mikhail Epstein, translated from Russian by Jonathan Sutton, originally appeared in: Rebuilding the Profession: Comparative Literature, Intercultural Studies and the Humanities...
Conference Program: Celebrating Gary Saul Morson: Humanistic Traditions in Russian Thought and Literature
Posted 29/02/2024
Please see the following conference program: Celebrating Gary Saul Morson: Humanistic Traditions in Russian Thought and Literature Northwestern University Research Initiative in Russian Philosophy,...
Conference Program: LEV KARSAVIN: THE WAY OF THE RUSSIAN PHILOSOPHER IN LITHUANIA
Posted 20/02/2024
Please see the following conference program: “KRAKOW MEETINGS” IN VILNIUS LEV KARSAVIN: THE WAY OF THE RUSSIAN PHILOSOPHER IN LITHUANIA FRIDAY March 1, 2024...
Emerging from the Underground
Posted 23/01/2024
The following post by Austin Benedetto, an undergraduate student at Northwestern University, is the first in a new series of posts highlighting exemplary...
War and Peace: Orthodox Icons and Putin’s Politics of the Sacred
Posted 08/12/2023
The following article, written by Amy Singleton Adams, was first published in Slavic Review Vol. 82 Issue 2, and is republished here with the permission of...
Humans and Horses in Crime and Punishment
Posted 05/12/2023
The following post by Nicoleta Strugari, an undergraduate student at Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu, Romania, continues the new series of posts highlighting exemplary...
Mikhail Epstein—AI as a New Muse: Exploring Artificial Intelligence’s Integrative Creativity
Posted 20/11/2023
The following video contains a conversation between Mikhail Epstein and Peter Winsky on the subjectivity and creativity of Artificial Intelligence, which was conducted on...
HALOED HALLUCINATIONS: VLADIMIR NABOKOV’S BEND SINISTER AND THE CULT OF ST. ANTONY FROM ATHANASIUS TO GUSTAVE FLAUBERT
Posted 16/11/2023
This article by Erik Eklund was originally published in Religion and the Arts 27 (2023), 6 October, 2023. It has been slightly revised for style. Erik...
The Inquisitor’s Gambit
Posted 03/11/2023
The following post by Austin Benedetto, an undergraduate student at Northwestern University, is the first in a new series of posts highlighting exemplary work...
CFP: Second Annual Conference of the NURPRT: Celebrating Gary Saul Morson: Humanistic Traditions in Russian Thought and Literature
Posted 31/10/2023
Call for Papers We would like to invite you to the second annual conference of the Northwestern University Research Initiative for the Study of...
ASEEES 2023 Digital Conference NURPRT Panels
Posted 18/10/2023
A Quick Guide to ASEEES 2023 Digital Conference NURPRT Panels: Please find below a guide to panels in which members of our Initiative are...