Category Archives: Philosophy & Psychology

Walking and Singing

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Ron Pavellas

Our Hunting, Wandering and Gathering Heritage This excursion into that which is asserted to be inescapably human began with the reading of The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin,. I quote here from Wikipedia’s entry for the book: The basic idea that … Continue reading →

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Charity

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Ron Pavellas

There are two teachings which deserve a reading in high school, perhaps, but certainly in one’s young adulthood:  The Perennial Philosophy, by Aldous Huxley, and The Varieties of Religious Experience, by William James. I did not read these until I was … Continue reading →

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