I studied philosophy for a few years as a younger man, and I recall a graduate course on metaphysics, delivered by Henry B. Veatch (pictured), one of the most widely published and decorated American philosophers of his time (the mid/late …
I studied philosophy for a few years as a younger man, and I recall a graduate course on metaphysics, delivered by Henry B. Veatch (pictured), one of the most widely published and decorated American philosophers of his time (the mid/late …
When I was studying philosophy in the mid-1970s, my mentor was a considerable “Trekkie.” This, as us oldsters may remember, was the period in which the first Star Trek conventions began to emerge. I recall his expressing his commitment to …
Occasionally readers comment on the wide range of subject matter here at 2GreenEnergy: science, math, politics, philosophy, economics, sustainability, and so forth. I hope they think that’s a good thing. Here’s a post on absolutely nothing other than an effort …
I laughed out loud at this cartoon, perhaps only because of the considerable ribbing my father received when I was in my graduate program in philosophy. On the golf course one afternoon, one of Dad’s friends asked him, “How’s the …
I just started a fine historic novel that my brother gave me for Christmas, The Hangman’s Daughter; the first 100 pages are really good. In addition to the story itself, a murder mystery set in mid-17th Century Bavaria, the author …