the Slovenian philosopher, on the radio this morning. In spite of the handicap of being interviewed by Alain Finkielkraut, he managed to say some very interesting things. In particular, I was struck by his notion that the ecological crisis should lead us to go back to interpreting nature rather than presuming to manage it.

He's just published a book, Vivre la fin des temps. I think I'll buy it. He doesn't believe in the possibility of managed decline, apparently.


_{It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue - Queen Elizabeth II}