I Know,i Can Smell It, Too.

Pamela Smith And Benjamin Schmidt Have Gathered Together A Wide-ranging And Provocative Set Of Original Essays That Successfully Demonstrate How Contingent The Process Of Making Knowledge Was During A Period Of Fundamental Epistemological Change. This Is A Finely Crafted And Conceptualized Collection.

I Wanted To Know How Humans Came Up With A View Of The World That Had So Little Magic In It. I Needed To Understand How They Convinced Themselves That Magic Wasn’t Important.

It Begins With Absence And Desire. It Begins With Blood And Fear. It Begins With A Discovery Of Witches.

That Evening, Rowing On The Quiet River As Sunset Turned To Dusk, I Saw An Occasional Smoky Smudge On The Towpath, Always Slightly Ahead Of Me, Like A Dark Star Guiding Me Home.

Yes, I See That You Are Behaving Like A Prince But That Doesn't Mean You Won't Behave Like A Devil At The First Opportunity.