Confucianism: The Way of the Sages
(This post is my summary of a chapter in a book I often used in university classes: Thirteen Theories of Human Nature
Theory of the Universe – (Humanism or secularism as opposed to the supernatural.) Confucius cared about human beings, the human condition—not metaphysics (grand theories of the universe.) Continue reading Summary of Confucianism on Human Nature
Direct image of a supermassive black hole at the core of Messier 87
Two days ago I wrote a post about “the recent discussion that black holes might not exist.” I was careful to use the word “might,” because I knew that preliminary scientific ideas are typically sensationalized in the media. Continue reading Black Holes and Truth in Science
Last month the American comedian and actor Robin Williams died. A massive outpouring of public grief followed but now, a little more than a month later, it has all but vanished. What then, I wondered, was all that grief about? Continue reading The Fear of Death
On September 12th, 1954 a little girl was born in south St. Louis. Continue reading My Wife’s 60th Birthday
To my regular readers
I have not written for the past few days as I have been preparing for two university courses I am teaching in the fall. Continue reading On Vacation