Category Archives: Mullikin, Kent

(1) Privilege and Responsibility; (2) Philosophy and Public Policy, Part 2 of 7: Ethics and International Relations

John Passmore, joined by Kent Mullikin, discusses the privileges and responsibilities borne by teachers, especially in the academy. These include the freedom to teach and the moral implications of teaching. Passmore expresses his opinions on the then-new fields of Afro-American … Continue reading

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(1) Energy from a Cultural Perspective; (2) Shakespeare Today; (3) The Education of Journalists; Review of A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole; (4) Commentary on Ambition

John Opie talks about the conflict between risk and security in the way Americans think about the energy crisis in the 1980s. He comments on the meaning and value of humanism, and suggests that a historian’s perspective might contribute to … Continue reading

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Medieval Society and Culture

D. W. Robertson speaks on the daily life of commoners and aristocrats in the English Middle Ages, including descriptions of living conditions, the role of the church and manorial court in people’s social lives, and the status of women. Concluding, … Continue reading

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Afro-American History

Benjamin Quarles talks about the challenges in 1980 of locating primary resources in his area of scholarship–antislavery movements and the roles of African Americans in the American Revolution and the Civil War. Quarles also comments on the accounts, which were … Continue reading

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