Category Archives: Philosophy & Psychology

“Healthcare,” Health, Sickness: A Brief Essay on Our Confusion in These Matters

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Ron Pavellas

In the western world we have dissected ourselves into separate, sometimes disconnected parts: mind/body/spirit, most pertinently. We treat our bodies as we do our automobile: we maintain our body to some or no degree and when it fails (or we … 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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