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Olivia Fane

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Joanna Kavenna

Has contemporary culture abandoned the quest for the sublime? Our experts try to find out.Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesFrom Rembrandt to Rothko, Mozart to Wagner, art and music have the capacity to give us a feeling of the sublime and transcendent wonder. Yet in contemporary culture the sublime is rare and for the most part not even desired. Few would claim that watching the WAP video or Takashi Murakami's art are gateways to the sublime.What really is the sublime and where can we find it in the 21st century?Thought-provoking author Olivia Fane, journalist and social critic Minna Salami, radical biologist Rupert Sheldrake and award-winning novelist Joanna Kavenna interrogate our awe at what lies beyond, and how it does - and doesn't - manifest today. Mark Salter hosts.There are thousands of big ideas to discover at IAI.tv – videos, articles, and courses waiting for you to explore. Find out more: https://iai.tv/podcast-offers?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=shownotes&amp;utm_campaign=art-beyond-the-sublimeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Has contemporary culture abandoned the quest for the sublime? Our experts try to find out.Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: <a href="https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimes</a>From Rembrandt to Rothko, Mozart to Wagner, art and music have the capacity to give us a feeling of the sublime and transcendent wonder. Yet in contemporary culture the sublime is rare and for the most part not even desired. Few would claim that watching the WAP video or Takashi Murakami's art are gateways to the sublime.What really is the sublime and where can we find it in the 21st century?Thought-provoking author Olivia Fane, journalist and social critic Minna Salami, radical biologist Rupert Sheldrake and award-winning novelist Joanna Kavenna interrogate our awe at what lies beyond, and how it does - and doesn't - manifest today. Mark Salter hosts.There are thousands of big ideas to discover at <a href="http://IAI.tv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IAI.tv</a> – videos, articles, and courses waiting for you to explore. Find out more: <a href="https://iai.tv/podcast-offers?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=shownotes&amp;utm_campaign=art-beyond-the-sublime" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://iai.tv/podcast-offers?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=shownotes&amp;utm_campaign=art-beyond-the-sublime</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Art beyond the sublime | Rupert Sheldrake, Minna Salami, Olivia Fane, Joanna Kavenna

Sam's guest in this week’s Book Club podcast is Olivia Fane — who argues in her new book Why Sex Doesn’t Matter that, well, sex doesn’t matter. She says that the idea that sex and love are related is a damaging twentieth-century invention, and that if we could just recognise that sex was no more significant than scratching an itch we’d all be wiser and happier. They talk about how she reaches that conclusion — and what, if she’s right, we ought to do about it.    Presented by Sam Leith.

Sam's guest in this week’s Book Club podcast is Olivia Fane — who argues in her new book Why Sex Doesn’t Matter that, well, sex doesn’t matter. She says that the idea that sex and love are related is a damaging twentieth-century invention, and that if we could just recognise that sex was no more significant than scratching an itch we’d all be wiser and happier. They talk about how she reaches that conclusion — and what, if she’s right, we ought to do about it. Presented by Sam Leith.

Olivia Fane: Why Sex Doesn’t Matter

Olivia Fane discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Olivia is the author of five novels and The Conversations, 66 reasons to start talking. Her new book is Why Sex Doesn't Matter. She is married with five sons, and lives in West Sussex. Armenia as a tourist destination https://www.regent-holidays.co.uk/country/armenia-holidays/ The poet Katrina Porteous www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/category/katrina-porteous Meister Eckhart www.eckhartsociety.org Marcus Aurelius Meditations https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v31/n14/mary-beard/was-he-quite-ordinary Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies by Margaret Mead https://faculty.washington.edu/stevehar/Temperament.pdf The Living Rulers of Mankind by HN Hutchinson https://archive.org/details/livingrulersofma00hutc/page/n8/mode/2up This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Olivia Fane discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Olivia is the author of five novels and The Conversations, 66 reasons to start talking. Her new book is Why Sex Doesn't Matter. She is married with five sons, and lives in West Sussex. <ol><li>Armenia as a tourist destination <a href="https://www.regent-holidays.co.uk/country/armenia-holidays/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.regent-holidays.co.uk/country/armenia-holidays/</a></li> <li>The poet Katrina Porteous <a href="http://www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/category/katrina-porteous" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/category/katrina-porteous</a></li> <li>Meister Eckhart <a href="http://www.eckhartsociety.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.eckhartsociety.org</a></li> <li>Marcus Aurelius Meditations <a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v31/n14/mary-beard/was-he-quite-ordinary" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v31/n14/mary-beard/was-he-quite-ordinary</a></li> <li>Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies by Margaret Mead <a href="https://faculty.washington.edu/stevehar/Temperament.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://faculty.washington.edu/stevehar/Temperament.pdf</a></li> <li>The Living Rulers of Mankind by HN Hutchinson <a href="https://archive.org/details/livingrulersofma00hutc/page/n8/mode/2up" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/livingrulersofma00hutc/page/n8/mode/2up</a></li> </ol>This podcast is powered by <a href="https://zencast.fm" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">ZenCast.fm</a>