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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?”
Should've Said Know: Swift's Socratic Masterpiece
Swift, a Platonic philosopher, transforms a story of infidelity into a brilliant illustration of the Socratic idea that Virtue = Knowledge.
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The Ghost of Relationship Past: Holding on to a Relationship after it Ends in Haunted
In literature and popular culture, ghosts generally linger because they have unfinished business from their lives.
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“I’mma Let You Finish”: Time and Rehabilitation in Innocent
As in Never Grow Up, time in Innocent is a double-edged sword. Although growing up is terrible, it also provides healing and growth.
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There is Nothing Achilles Does Better Than Revenge: The Iliad (Taylor's Version)
Better Than Revenge is Swift’s Iliad – a feminine recasting of the timeless tale of besmirched honor.
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Wordless Magic: Implication and Inference in Enchanted
Swift read a lot into eye contact and a quick conversation – in her mind, she decoded the message embedded in a light-hearted conversation.
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