Philosophy
I am finally getting around to making public note of a personal encounter with Dr. Solomon Levy [chairman of the philosophy department at the University of Missouri Kansas City] during my undergraduate years in the mid 1960s. One becomes older, wisdom settles in [hopefully] and youthful bravado and invincibility fade to some fuzzy memory. All of us are subject to deterioration and demise...so I am discovering. Fresh out of the confines of high school, I was exposed to new and relevant ideas and among them were enlightenment from the likes of Dr. John Gazda [English and literature professor], Dr. Hans Uffelman [Existential philosophy], and Dr. Sol Levy [the "critical realist" of the philosophy of science]. I suppose I can blame Dr. Levy for my strong movement towards an empirical epistemology though I didn't always agree with staunch philosophical doctrines. I think that is the way that individuals can develop their own weltanschauung--somewhat eclectic. Nevertheless, his influence was significant and it is sobering to witness the passing of true mentors.
- Neo-con, Lebanon, Bungle On
Daniel Levy has a fascinating editorial in Haaretz. His argument is that the escalation in Lebanon is a result of the American neo-conservatives failing to understand the role the US is supposed to play in the Middle East dance. (Good reason to take his...
- Four Year Olds And Philosophy
Stupid idea. "I think, therefore I am four . . . France starts them young" by Henry Samuel November 19th, 2010 The Daily Telegraph France is to start teaching philosophy to younger pupils, in some cases as young as four, provoking a row over whether...
- King Solomon's Mines...a Myth Challenged
A legendary tale well represented by literature and the cinema and exemplifies what a myth may be...an exaggeration of an actual event or situation. We have been told of the enormous wealth of King Solomon's mines: Diamonds, gold, ivory, silver....
- Seagondollar's Lecture--los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory
Lewis Worth Seagondollar A Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory first hand account of events by Lewis Worth Seagondollar [ Professor Emeritus at North Carolina State University] given during at the Society of Physics Students 2007 Intern Presentations. "...his...
- John Heilbron--"baroque" Physics
UC Berkeley Graduate Council Lectures "Physics and History: Links Between Two Cultures Forged in the Baroque" John Heilbron March 10th, 2008 "Experimental physical science and modern universal history came into the world about the same time, around...
Philosophy
Solomon E. Levy's passing and influence
Solomon E. Levy, 86, College of Arts and Sciences professor emeritus of philosophy, died Sept. 21. After earning a degree in physics at the University of Southern California, he worked for Philco in California as a radar technician. He enlisted in the service during World War II and served in the Office of Strategic Services. Following the war, he earned a Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Southern California then studied in India on a Fulbright scholarship. Levy spent his academic career teaching philosophy at UMKC.--UMKC Perspectives', Spring 2008.
I am finally getting around to making public note of a personal encounter with Dr. Solomon Levy [chairman of the philosophy department at the University of Missouri Kansas City] during my undergraduate years in the mid 1960s. One becomes older, wisdom settles in [hopefully] and youthful bravado and invincibility fade to some fuzzy memory. All of us are subject to deterioration and demise...so I am discovering. Fresh out of the confines of high school, I was exposed to new and relevant ideas and among them were enlightenment from the likes of Dr. John Gazda [English and literature professor], Dr. Hans Uffelman [Existential philosophy], and Dr. Sol Levy [the "critical realist" of the philosophy of science]. I suppose I can blame Dr. Levy for my strong movement towards an empirical epistemology though I didn't always agree with staunch philosophical doctrines. I think that is the way that individuals can develop their own weltanschauung--somewhat eclectic. Nevertheless, his influence was significant and it is sobering to witness the passing of true mentors.
- Neo-con, Lebanon, Bungle On
Daniel Levy has a fascinating editorial in Haaretz. His argument is that the escalation in Lebanon is a result of the American neo-conservatives failing to understand the role the US is supposed to play in the Middle East dance. (Good reason to take his...
- Four Year Olds And Philosophy
Stupid idea. "I think, therefore I am four . . . France starts them young" by Henry Samuel November 19th, 2010 The Daily Telegraph France is to start teaching philosophy to younger pupils, in some cases as young as four, provoking a row over whether...
- King Solomon's Mines...a Myth Challenged
A legendary tale well represented by literature and the cinema and exemplifies what a myth may be...an exaggeration of an actual event or situation. We have been told of the enormous wealth of King Solomon's mines: Diamonds, gold, ivory, silver....
- Seagondollar's Lecture--los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory
Lewis Worth Seagondollar A Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory first hand account of events by Lewis Worth Seagondollar [ Professor Emeritus at North Carolina State University] given during at the Society of Physics Students 2007 Intern Presentations. "...his...
- John Heilbron--"baroque" Physics
UC Berkeley Graduate Council Lectures "Physics and History: Links Between Two Cultures Forged in the Baroque" John Heilbron March 10th, 2008 "Experimental physical science and modern universal history came into the world about the same time, around...