Finding My "One True North"
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Recently, someone mentioned how some people have an “all-consuming passion”, and others do not, referring to this “all-consuming passion” as a person’s “One True North”. I was then asked, “ Do you have a ‘One True North’?” Oh, Yes. T...
II. Metaphysics B. Ontology
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B. ONTOLOGY
Before western culture discovered ways to test empirically theories about nature, questions and theories about the nature of physical reality were ontological ones. (Even today, questions about the nature of space-time and the princi...
Before western culture discovered ways to test empirically theories about nature, questions and theories about the nature of physical reality were ontological ones. (Even today, questions about the nature of space-time and the princi...
II. Metaphysics A. Cosmology
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Metaphysics
METAPHYSICS is that region of the Land of Philosophy in which the inhabitants spend their time asking questions about, and discussing theories of, the nature and meaning of reality; a philosopher’s metaphysics is her (or his) attempt...
METAPHYSICS is that region of the Land of Philosophy in which the inhabitants spend their time asking questions about, and discussing theories of, the nature and meaning of reality; a philosopher’s metaphysics is her (or his) attempt...
Afterword to "Ram Dass and Me"
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Afterword to "Ram Dass and Me"
(For "Ram Dass and Me" view link)
The Indian Guru to whom my (first) wife became (and still is) a devotee, went at the tim...
(For "Ram Dass and Me" view link)
The Indian Guru to whom my (first) wife became (and still is) a devotee, went at the tim...
"Ram Dass and Me"
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RAM DASS AND ME
When I returned from Viet-Nam in 1968, I became a proselytizing atheist: I was my calling to try to save people from their primitive superstitions. It may be that “there are no atheists in fox-holes” (which I doubt), but many athe...
When I returned from Viet-Nam in 1968, I became a proselytizing atheist: I was my calling to try to save people from their primitive superstitions. It may be that “there are no atheists in fox-holes” (which I doubt), but many athe...
Introduction to "Ram Dass and Me"
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On the group "Deeper Thinkers", there is a thread on the question whether we have had "past lives" and are doomed to keep being reincarnated until we learn certain lessons. In addition, I have a friend, whom I love very much, who is "really into" ...
Courses I Have Taught IV: Philosophy of Mind
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(All these courses were taught at the advanced/graduate level.)
Philosophy of Mind
Intention, Emotion, and Reason
Emotion, Character, and Desire
Character, Desire, and Pleasure
Reason, Passion, and Desire
Philosophy and Cognitive Science
Why...
Philosophy of Mind
Intention, Emotion, and Reason
Emotion, Character, and Desire
Character, Desire, and Pleasure
Reason, Passion, and Desire
Philosophy and Cognitive Science
Why...
Courses I have Taught III: Religion
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(‘*’ indicates courses for which syllabi and exam questions are available on request; ‘+’ indicates courses taught at advanced level; numbers after course name indicates how many times taught.)
Human Nature in the Christian Tradition (6)
Philoso...
Human Nature in the Christian Tradition (6)
Philoso...
Courses I have Taught II: History of Philosophy
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Courses on the History of Philosophy
(‘*’ indicates courses for which I still have [somewhere] either syllabi, exam questions, or study guides; ‘+’ indicates courses taught at advanced/graduate level; the number after a course name indicates how ...
(‘*’ indicates courses for which I still have [somewhere] either syllabi, exam questions, or study guides; ‘+’ indicates courses taught at advanced/graduate level; the number after a course name indicates how ...
Courses I have Taught I: Courses for Non-Majors
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(‘*’ indicates courses for which syllabi and exam questions are available on request; ‘+’ indicates courses taught at advanced level; numbers after course name indicates how many times taught.)
Thematic Freshman Composition Courses
Fundamental Q...
Thematic Freshman Composition Courses
Fundamental Q...
