Author Archives: Ron Pavellas

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About Ron Pavellas

reader, writer, a sometimes poet

Charity

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Ron Pavellas

I promised myself to write a blog about two books I have begun to read in tandem: The Perennial Philosophy, by Aldous Huxley, and The Varieties of Religious Experience, by William James. What cheek. What hubris! I now realize how … Continue reading →

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Chronologies of Tyranny, War and Genocide

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Ron Pavellas

Eva and I spent three days in Budapest during April, 2004. We visited a museum showing an exhibit of the history of Samizdat. I photographed a large display of the chronology of this “underground” effort toward freedom of expression, and … Continue reading →

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