One of our list members, Frank Purcell, has written a memoire about his experiences on September 11th in New York. His office was only a block from the World...
Many thanks for the kind words. The writing on the page is still a little rough as it is even now hard for me to go in and edit, though there are still things...
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FMasingill@...
Dec 17, 2001 2:29 pm
The Tower of Babel part of the Genesis myth of beginnings has long fascinated me because of the truth about humanity it still portrays so strongly that it is a...
Frank: I haven't the slightest idea what Voegelin might say re the Tower of Babel Myth - except I would guess that he might take his cigar to his mouth to...
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chip sills
chipsills@...
Dec 18, 2001 8:47 pm
The Tower (which typically depicts a tower being blasted by lightning, with a couple of hapless inmates falling from the wreckage--talk about current ...
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Heilke
theilke@...
Dec 18, 2001 9:53 pm
There is a very good interpretive essay on the Tower of Babel story by Leon Kass that list members might wish to consult: "What's Wrong With Babel?" *The...
Dante Germino has a long essay on Dutch political scientist Meindert Fennema in the Fall 2001 issue of THE REVIEW OF POLITICS. Fennema was a radical in his...
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Bill McClain
wmcclain@...
Dec 20, 2001 6:52 pm
... I had meant to offer this before: I've gotten much pleasure from the fiction of contemporary author John Crowley. In particular, this series may be of...
P.S. Volume 13 is shipping NOW. Just received notice from the Press. It is available at a special sale price of $30 if you call now and ask for it at that...
Season's Greetings to the EVforum members. To our members in Brazil, I wish Alegre Natal (I hope that's right!)! To our member in Jerusalem, Happy Hanukkah! ...
Thank you kindly, and season's greetings. Are there members of the US armed forces on the list? A friend of mine was yanked away from teaching (He's a...
Yes, we have at least one serving US Army officer and at least one serving US Marine Corps Officer (Semper Fi!). I wouldn't know their current duty ...
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FMasingill@...
Dec 25, 2001 3:28 pm
In a message dated 12/25/2001 9:14:37 AM Central Standard Time, ... I know I'm NOT a two seed in the spirit predestinarian but often think I'm a peasant...
Presently I am on a seven month deployment to Okinawa. Ample opportunity for study and reflection! I appreciate all well wishers. Merry Christmas, Dan Madden...
I neglected to mention that our list includes an astronomer /computer programmer and a physicist /computer programer, both of whom by now I call friends. My...
I received notice today of a special discount offer on the Collected Works from the U. of Missouri Press. The discount is 30% and the offer expires January...
Yahoo has added a search engine to our archived messages. Any name, word or topic can be found quickly. The search engine is at the bottom of the page at:...
I just received Volume 13 of the Collected Works, SELECTED BOOK REVIEWS, and it looks like a treat. Robin Seiler, if he is still interested in the topic of...
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FMasingill@...
Dec 28, 2001 1:07 am
In a message dated 12/27/2001 4:20:37 PM Central Standard Time, ... Thanks, Fritz. By adding a McKnight book, (_The Modern Age and the Recovery of Ancient...
The Table of Contents for SELECTED BOOK REVIEWS, CW Vol 13 has been posted to: http://www.fritzwagner.com/ev/cw/cw_13_contents.html Fritz Wagner...
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FMasingill@...
Dec 31, 2001 3:44 am
I lack the resources to obtrain the answer to the following question. I have seen both Leibnitz and Schelling credited with the central philosophical question,...
You can give the nod to Leibnitz because he is the earliest (a contemporary of Newton). Schelling is 19th and Heidegger 20th centuries. I think Leibnitz may...
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Martin Pagnan
mpagnan@...
Dec 31, 2001 3:22 pm
... Which reminds me. EV treated this subject in an article in the The Intercollegiate Review, March - April 1967, entitled "On Debate and Existence". EV...
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FMasingill@...
Dec 31, 2001 3:35 pm
In a message dated 12/31/2001 6:19:57 AM Central Standard Time, ... I thought so, too, but was confused when I read in _Political Religions_ (in CW 5 which I...
Try CW12, 36-51. Happy New Year! Ellis Sandoz Frederick Wagner <fwagner@...> on 12/31/2001 09:57:14 AM Please respond to evforum@yahoogroups.com To:...
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G Ellis Sandoz
esandoz@...
Dec 31, 2001 5:04 pm
Colleagues: Like the rest of us our great friend EV learned as he went, including that Leibniz had these Questions in his 1714 essay written for the duke of...
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Harter, Nathan W.
nharter@...
Dec 31, 2001 5:13 pm
Dear Prof. Sandoz: I am interested in participating at APSA in 2002, but I do not know the best way to do that. I am still working primarily on issues in...
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Harter, Nathan W.
nharter@...
Dec 31, 2001 5:14 pm
My apologies to the forum for distributing a private message to Prof. Sandoz. It was a mistake. Nathan ... From: Harter, Nathan W. [mailto:nharter@...]...
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chip sills
chipsills@...
Jan 2, 2002 8:29 pm
What a wonderful idea! A book I would recommend is Rebecca West's Black Lamb and Grey Falcon. A magnificent introduction to the Balkans, Orthodoxy, the...
