Plato | The Shape of Water | John Harris | Blue notes | Guardian redesign | Ingvar Kamprad
What a disappointment to read that over 100 academic philosophers in the UK think that “Plato presents arguments for the existence of a divine creator” (Letters, 27 January). The Timaeus, the dialogue in which hasty readers may think they find such arguments, is explicitly identified by Plato as a parable, “an iconic myth” (29d), not a literalism. But more importantly, Plato’s demiourgos is the furthest thing from a “creator”. He is a copier of eternal patterns, not the maker of anything new. Perhaps such language is merely careless but philosophers should know better.
Boris DeWiel
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
• While we are hearing about alleged plagiarism of plot (Shape of Water ‘uses Pulitzer writer’s work without credit’, 27 January), what about Guillermo del Toro’s title? It’s the same as the first novel in Andrea Camilleri’s Montalbano series.
What a disappointment to read that over 100 academic philosophers in the UK think that “Plato presents arguments for the existence of a divine creator” (Letters, 27 January). The Timaeus, the dialogue in which hasty readers may think they find such arguments, is explicitly identified by Plato as a parable, “an iconic myth” (29d), not a literalism. But more importantly, Plato’s demiourgos is the furthest thing from a “creator”. He is a copier of eternal patterns, not the maker of anything new. Perhaps such language is merely careless but philosophers should know better.
Boris DeWiel
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
• While we are hearing about alleged plagiarism of plot (Shape of Water ‘uses Pulitzer writer’s work without credit’, 27 January), what about Guillermo del Toro’s title? It’s the same as the first novel in Andrea Camilleri’s Montalbano series.
- 1/29/2018
- by Letters
- The Guardian - Film News
Ingvar Kamprad, the innovator of furniture giant Ikea, has passed away.
The founder of the Swedish decor company was found dead at his home in Småland on Saturday, according to the company’s site.
“The founder of Ikea and Ikano, and one of the greatest entrepreneurs of the 20th century, Ingvar Kamprad, has peacefully passed away, at his home in Småland, Sweden, on the 27th of January,” the statement read. “Surrounded by his loved ones, he died at the age of 91, following a short illness.”
Kamprad started what would become his décor empire at just age 17. Although he hadn’t...
The founder of the Swedish decor company was found dead at his home in Småland on Saturday, according to the company’s site.
“The founder of Ikea and Ikano, and one of the greatest entrepreneurs of the 20th century, Ingvar Kamprad, has peacefully passed away, at his home in Småland, Sweden, on the 27th of January,” the statement read. “Surrounded by his loved ones, he died at the age of 91, following a short illness.”
Kamprad started what would become his décor empire at just age 17. Although he hadn’t...
- 1/28/2018
- by Megan Stein
- PEOPLE.com
Ingvar Kamprad, the founder if Ikea, has died. Kamprad died at his home in Sweden, where he founded the wildly successful, worldwide chain in 1943. Ikea issued a statement, saying, Kamprad was one of the greatest entrepeneurs of the 20th century. Ikea currently has 389 stores worldwide. We're told he passed away peacefully over the weekend. Kamprad founded Ikea when he was just 17 years old. He ran the company for many decades, stepping down in 2013 when he was 87 years old.
- 1/28/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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