Author Archives: Ron Pavellas

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About Ron Pavellas

reader, writer, a sometimes poet

John Adams & Thomas Jefferson: From Friendship to Antagonism to Reconciliation

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Ron Pavellas

I have already written of the rivalry between Adams and Jefferson for the Presidency of the USA in the year 1800, and on the autobiography of Jefferson. What stimulated my writing of this current article was the arrival of a … Continue reading →

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Attempting to Comprehend Man

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Ron Pavellas

The book is Is Man Incomprehensible to Man? by Philip H. Rhinelander. Rhinelander was a popular teacher, an eminent scholar and occasional leader in various educational enterprises at Stanford University, where he worked from 1956 until retirement. He died in … Continue reading →

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