Philosophy

  • Beauty and the Blue Crab

    In Light Sonata, Charlie is tripped up by a profound experience of beauty. Read about a possible reason why.

  • Ancient Cave Drawings

    Repetition with variation and elaboration, from some of our earliest art.

  • Music of the Spheres

    In Light Sonata, Rupert begins his journey back to music through Pythagoras’s “music of the spheres.” What is that all about? Is there really music in the heavenly bodies? See what this astrophysicist has to say.