History as the rigorous and systematic study most of us Westerners know and either love or loathe began in ancient Greece, with Herodotus and Thucydides. Those early historians celebrated the great deeds of men (literally men) and their famous chronicles of war and triumph are touchstones in the tradition of Western Humanism. In the past [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Neolithic Wisdom
Posted in Uncategorized on March 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The Circle
Posted in Uncategorized on March 13, 2009 | 6 Comments »
If you read or watch the news, or even if you avoid such things, it’s impossible not to filled with sense that the nation and the world is facing an uncertain future. It’s easy to understand why so many people of so many different faiths or no faith believe the planet is spinning unstoppably towards [...]
Leila Hadley Luce
Posted in Uncategorized on March 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
For weeks in mid February, I thought of my friend Leila Hadley Luce. One day, for example, I was driving on the Taconic Parkway, noting that the sky was staying lighter longer andwhat a relief having such a long cold winter. In rushed an impression of Leila. I remembered sitting across the table from [...]
