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Diogenes the Dragon: Battling Cynicism in Long Live
We know from Swift’s later work that she was a noted scholar of Greek philosophy during this era of her life “You know how to ball / I know Aristotle” (So High School). It is thus worth digging into Swift name dropping a group of people who were deeply upset by her success – the world-denying philosophers known as the Cynics.
Saint Stephen I just wrote you a paean: Signifier and signified in Hey Stephen
Swift, a philosopher of language, explores the relationship between a name and what it signifies by fully exploring the meaning of 'Stephen'
Swift's Theology of Noise Music in Our Song
In Our Song, noted music theorist Taylor Swift grapples with the question “What is Music?”
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La-La-La-La-La: How Taylor Swift Blocks Out the Voice of Reason in Foolish One
A few songs back, in Electric Touch, Swift argued that an epistemology of hope is necessary to begin a romantic relationship. When all prior relationships have failed, profound optimism is required in order to begin a new one. In Foolish One, Swift explores the dark side of that approach. Profound optimism does not serve Swift in the midst of a brutal situationship – in this case she would have benefited from listening to reason.
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