Edward O. Wilson, one of my intellectual heroes, died last week. Continue reading E.O. Wilson Has Died
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Philosophy Study Guides – by Professor Laurence Houlgate
I recently discovered several superb, low-cost study guides on the classics of philosophy. They are authored by Laurence Houlgate, Ph.D., who is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy
at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo where he was a beloved colleague and teacher. He wrote the guides after his retirement in order to keep a promise to his former students. Continue reading Philosophy Study Guides – by Professor Laurence Houlgate
Richard J. Blackwell Has Died
(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
Buddha and the Universe
My article, “The Ascent of Meaning” now appears in The Moral Life: An Introductory Reader in Ethics and Literature, just published by Oxford University Press. But, as I’ll explain below, “I” didn’t write the paper.