How do you approach the project of being a human on the planet?
After Kant, it has been common to approach the project of categories in a neutral spirit that Brian Carr (1987, 7) calls "categorial descriptivism", as describing the categorial structure that the world would have according to our thought, experience, or language, while refraining from making commitments about whether or not these categories are occupied.
Barbara Biziou, who teaches "Rituals for the New Year: Beginning the Year With Clarity, Intention and Inspiration" at the New York Open Center, approaches the project of spiritual cleansing from an entirely different perspective.
He is approaching the project on the back of the commercial success of Inglourious Basterds, which made more than $300m worldwide.
The book was the product of some pretty impressive editing, as the photographer approached the project with a catalog of over 15,000 images.
And as Mr. Haden approached the project in the spirit of a prodigal son returning home, he made a point of bridging generations along with genres.
Thirty years ago, when Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports magazine, commissioned the photojournalist Eugene Richards to travel through fourteen American cities and towns to document poverty, he approached the project with the meticulousness of a policy analyst.
Her suggestion that couples seeking to sustain their élan vital would do well to cultivate a little distance and mystery was not original, or particularly radical, but it inspired wariness and even hostility among some of her colleagues, who felt that she approached the solemn project of saving American marriages with insufficient reverence.
Approaching the colossal project of translating a philosophical book beloved the world over into something that could appeal to movie audiences, particularly kids, wasn't without fear for Hayek.
A comprehensive approach The project consists of two main components.
So as we approach the end of the project, we return to the idea of, well, what's the point, and did we accomplish anything in the process?
