Author Archives: Ron Pavellas

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About Ron Pavellas

reader, writer, a sometimes poet

The Rational versus The Non-rational

Posted on December 24, 2008 by Ron Pavellas

Two books read, and not for the first time: I have read Steppenwolf no less than three times, and each time I feel like I am reading it anew. I almost never expect it, yet it is true that I … Continue reading →

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Liberty & Freedom

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Ron Pavellas

I have been reading the Englishman John Stuart Mills’s essay On Liberty, first published in 1859. Here is a taste: The struggle between Liberty and Authority is the most conspicuous feature in…history, particularly in that of Greece, Rome, and England. … Continue reading →

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