Words in Search of Meaning

by Peter J. Leithart

Finding meaning in the social world of speech. Continue Reading »

29 Jul 2016

Don't Break My Name

by Peter J. Leithart

Repetition “can give form or take it away.” Continue Reading »

29 Jul 2016

Sensitivity to Intrinsic Rightness

by Peter J. Leithart

How can we describe the experience of language. Continue Reading »

16 May 2016

What Immigrants Do To Language

by Peter J. Leithart

When immigrants learn the language of their new country, they change it. Continue Reading »

18 Dec 2015

Speaking Matter

by Peter J. Leithart

Matter isn't silent stuff about which we speak. Matter speaks. Continue Reading »

10 Dec 2015

Language in Time

by Peter J. Leithart

On never saying the same thing twice. Continue Reading »

9 Dec 2015

Medicine of Words

by Peter J. Leithart

Words are the medicine of soul care. Continue Reading »

2 Nov 2015

Courting Lady Language

by Peter J. Leithart

Derrida conceives his love of language on the model of courtly love. He is the servant of his great Mistress. Continue Reading »

29 Apr 2015

World-Making Word

by Peter J. Leithart

God speaks the world into existence. What does that say about speech? Continue Reading »

7 Apr 2015

After Babel

by Peter J. Leithart

A new book traces the rise of English to its dominant place in scientific discourse. Continue Reading »

25 Mar 2015