Category Archives: Philosophy
Recommended Reading – An Emersonian Summer
Perhaps the foremost philosophical and literary figure in all of American history, Ralph Waldo Emerson is a challenging and sometimes mystifying writer. The books on this list are arranged in hope of making his life and work more accessible, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Emerson, Transcendentalism, Unitarianism
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A Recession of Charisma
David A. Bell is the Sidney and Ruth Lapidus Professor in the Era of North Atlantic Revolutions at Princeton University. His book, Men on Horseback: The Power of Charisma in the Age of Revolution, documents the political influence of military … Continue reading
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Tagged Charisma, Leadership, Revolutions
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Recommended Reading – Regarding Henry Thoreau
A somewhat controversial figure in his own day, Henry David Thoreau rose to his greatest prominence posthumously, in the late nineteenth century, with the publication of his expansive journals. In our day, he remains ranked among the nation’s most interesting … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Thoreau, Walden
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Art of Gratitude – A Conversation with Jeremy David Engels
Jeremy David Engels is Sherwin Early Career Professor in the Rock Ethics Institute and Associate Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences at the Pennsylvania State University. (In the not too distant past, he served on my dissertation committee!) In his … Continue reading
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Meaning Making – A Conversation with Emily Esfahani Smith
Emily Esfahani Smith is a columnist for The New Criterion and an editor at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. Her writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Time, and The Atlantic, among other publications. In her recent book, The Power … Continue reading
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Tagged Emily Esfahani Smith, Power of Meaning
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