Botany of Wonder
How can we move forward when everything collapses? An investigation into the human spirit documenting practices of cultural resistance in the cracks of the apocalypse.
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Public philosophy, publishing and media. Since 2015 we have published books, opened bookstores, produced podcasts, festivals and courses: an independent cultural institution, sustained by the people who read it, listen to it and walk through it.
An imaginary planet described by Borges. A new world created through the collective effort of imagination. Since 2015 we have been an independent cultural institution — public philosophy, publishing, media — building bridges between ideas and actions.
An ecosystem where every dimension interweaves with the others
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Conferences, festivals, presentations, courses and trips in Italy and worldwide
All eventsEvery week we take something from the present — or a book — and open it with a question: what is this?
It is how we think instead of being thought. Written by Maura Gancitano and Andrea Colamedici, read by more than fifty-five thousand people.
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An essay by Maura or Andrea, in full.
Gems from the catalogue, reading notes, the archive speaking again.
A dialogue between Maura and Andrea. Complete for those who support it.
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French Academy
Viale Trinità dei Monti, 1
00187 Rome
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Campo Santa Maria Formosa
30122 Venezia
A philosophical opening onto the present, every week. Written by Maura Gancitano and Andrea Colamedici.
Subscribing is free. A paid tier for those who want to support it is on tlonletter.it.
