Alain de Botton ( 1969 – ) penned an astute essay in the New York Times titled: “Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person.” De Botton is a Swiss-born British author who co-founded The School of Life in 2008. Continue reading Marrying the Wrong Person
Monthly Archives: November 2021
Richard J. Blackwell Has Died
Galileo, Bellarmine, and the Bible
(Some books authored by Richard J. Blackwell.)
I just found out that my graduate school mentor, Richard J. Blackwell, died last month. He was 92. Here is an obituary with a photograph. I have kept in touch with him regularly through the years, but Continue reading Richard J. Blackwell Has Died
The Attic
I wanted to alert my readers to a wonderful blog called the attic. Here is a brief description from the blog’s author,
Sick of the news? Come rummage in The Attic to find a kinder, cooler America. Here you’ll find common ground, not minefields. Updated weekly, The Attic features short profiles of American artists, writers, dreamers, inventors, visionaries, and more … Continue reading The Attic
Schopenhauer On Wisdom
“What a man is contributes much more to his happiness than what a man has.” ~ Arthur Schopenhauer
“Health outweighs all other blessings so much that one may really say that a healthy beggar is happier than an ailing king.”~ Arthur Schopenhauer Continue reading Schopenhauer On Wisdom
Psychologists say a good life doesn’t have to be happy, or even meaningful
I read with great interest a new article “Psychologists say a good life doesn’t have to be happy, or even meaningful.” It describes recent psychological research whose basic thesis is that a good life isn’t necessarily a happy or meaningful life but is best understood as a psychologically rich life. (PRL) Continue reading Psychologists say a good life doesn’t have to be happy, or even meaningful