I greatly admire and have found insightful much of the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer (of whom I’ve written extensively on this blog.) Nonetheless, he was—without question and undeniably—a misogynist. Here is a typical quote on women by Schopenhauer, “Although women can have even more potential and more talent than man, they always lack in judgment.” Now this is straightforwardly and self-evidently false. Continue reading Schopenhauer On Women
Wilhelm Wundt (seated) with colleagues in his psychological laboratory, the first of its kind.
Let me begin by stating unequivocally that we are all flawed psyches; we are all damaged, we all deviate from psychic harmony. The world is full of damaged psyches. Continue reading Avoiding Bad People
I recently saw PBS “Frontline” wonderful documentary entitled: “Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria.” It investigated the rise of deadly drug-resistant bacteria. Continue reading “Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria”
“Live not as though there were a thousand years ahead of you. Fate is at your elbow; make yourself good while life and power are still yours.” Continue reading Life is Ephemeral
A former student of my nearly 30-year college teaching career found my blog and sent me email updating me about her life over the last fifteen years or so. Continue reading Letter From Former Student