Nihlism, Post-Modernims, and Greek mythology, a philosophy cafe talk with Shadia Drury at the Artesian

I took William to a complex but riviting philosophy talk by research chair Dr. Shadia Drury this evening. I think William knows the gist of post modernism in regards to some art and architecture, but I felt stretched beyond my comfort zone as the post-modern discussion moved to religion, world politics, and philosophy. Anyway, her discussion of Stephen Harper and how he is facing an almost unwinnable battle with pipelines due to a need to combat a myth, and how Americans are blinded by their own mythologies and how, when living with such faith, disillusionment and disenchantment lead to nihilism. We got great seats on the red couch only to discover that they faced the wrong way so we had to either not look at her, or strain our necks. It was a full house of at least three dozen people.