A collection of thought-provoking essays about art and life.
The author addresses the reader directly, as if sitting at a cafe, popping out quips and expounding on all matter of subjects from the obscure to the commonplace. The book is divided into three parts. Part One is entitled Culture vs. Nature with meditations on Sleeping, Eating, Sex and Love. Part Two is a collection of 100 Aphorisms. And Part Three, Art vs. Life, discusses modern art, literature, kitsch, Cabbage Patch Dolls and Pet Rocks.
Democratic Dilemmas and Divine Inspiration examines the significance or relevance of the idea that the U.S. Constitution was, as many believe, divinely inspired. How much did that belief matter to founders of the nation and how much does it matter no
