My Favorite Books: Most Influential
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Top 10 Books that Have Most INFLUENCED Me.
10. The Possibility of Altruism, Thomas Nagel
9. A Materialist Theory of Mind, D. M. Armstrong
8. The Origin of Life, A. I. Oparin
7. Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays, Bertrand Russell
6. The Rai...
10. The Possibility of Altruism, Thomas Nagel
9. A Materialist Theory of Mind, D. M. Armstrong
8. The Origin of Life, A. I. Oparin
7. Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays, Bertrand Russell
6. The Rai...
My Favorite Authors VI: Contemporary Philosophers
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Top 10 Favorite Contemporary Philosophers
10. William Alston
9. Robert Audi
8. Terrance Irwin
7. Antony Kenny
6. John Searle
5. Hubert Dreyfus
4. Daniel Dennett
3. Peter Singer
2. Margaret Nussbaum
1. Robert C. Solomon
10. William Alston
9. Robert Audi
8. Terrance Irwin
7. Antony Kenny
6. John Searle
5. Hubert Dreyfus
4. Daniel Dennett
3. Peter Singer
2. Margaret Nussbaum
1. Robert C. Solomon
My Favorite Authors V: Historical Philosophers
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Top 10 Favorite Historical Philosophers
10. Nietzsche
9. Sartre
8. Hegel
7. Spinoza
6. Aristotle
5. Kant
4. Schopenhauer
3. Kierkegaard
2. Heidegger
1. Plato
10. Nietzsche
9. Sartre
8. Hegel
7. Spinoza
6. Aristotle
5. Kant
4. Schopenhauer
3. Kierkegaard
2. Heidegger
1. Plato
My Favorite Authors IV: Non-Fiction
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Top 10 Favorite NON-FICTION Authors (other than philosophers)
10. Marcus J. Borg
9. Bishop Sprong (Why Christianity Must Change or Die; Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism)
8. Peter Watson (The Modern Mind, Ideas: A History of Thought and Inv...
10. Marcus J. Borg
9. Bishop Sprong (Why Christianity Must Change or Die; Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism)
8. Peter Watson (The Modern Mind, Ideas: A History of Thought and Inv...
My Favorite Authors III: Fiction--Other
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Top 10 Favorite “OTHER” FICTION Authors
10. Josten Gaardner (Sophie’s World, Maya)
9. Leo Tolstoy (Anna Karenina, War and Peace, “The Kreutzer Sonata”)
8. Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Brother’s Karamazov, The Idiot, Crime and Punishment)
7. Thomas Hardy
6...
10. Josten Gaardner (Sophie’s World, Maya)
9. Leo Tolstoy (Anna Karenina, War and Peace, “The Kreutzer Sonata”)
8. Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Brother’s Karamazov, The Idiot, Crime and Punishment)
7. Thomas Hardy
6...
My Favorite Authors II: Fiction--Fantasy
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Top 10 Favorite FANTASY Authors
10. R. K. Rowling
9. Jane Lindskold (Wolf Books)
8. Katharine Kerr
7. Laurie R King
6. Kate Elliot (Crown of Stars series)
5. Jacqueline Carey (2 Kushiel Trilogies)
4. Laurell K Hamilton
3. Sara Douglas
2. George R....
10. R. K. Rowling
9. Jane Lindskold (Wolf Books)
8. Katharine Kerr
7. Laurie R King
6. Kate Elliot (Crown of Stars series)
5. Jacqueline Carey (2 Kushiel Trilogies)
4. Laurell K Hamilton
3. Sara Douglas
2. George R....
My Favorite AuthorsI: Fiction--Mysteries
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Top 10 Favorite MYSTERY Authors
10. Alex Kava
9. Ann Perry
8. Martha Grimes
7. Carol O’Connell
6. Robert Tannebaum
5. Karin Slaughter
4. John Connelly
3. Robert B Parker
2. James Lee Burke
1. Andrew Vachss
10. Alex Kava
9. Ann Perry
8. Martha Grimes
7. Carol O’Connell
6. Robert Tannebaum
5. Karin Slaughter
4. John Connelly
3. Robert B Parker
2. James Lee Burke
1. Andrew Vachss
8th Grade III: Reading the Bible (1)
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The third formative experience in my intellectual development that happened to me the year I was in the 8th Grade came from the most unexpected source. For the Nazarenes, it was very important to know the Bible, and it was impossible to “wear out”...
8th Grade, Part I: The Bible and Evolution
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8th grade (1959-1960) was a watershed for my intellectual development. I made three discoveries that started me questioning and began my “intellectual career. The first discovery occurred during a required course in Biology; the second discovery w...
8th Grade, Part II: Catholic Girls
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The second major discovery that occurred during the 8th grade was the result of spending time with girls. This discovery, again, occurred in the context of the teachings of the Nazarene church in which I was raised. We were taught that Catholics w...
