Category Archives: Sisk, John
(1) The Unceremonious American; (2) Philosophy and Public Policy, Part 1 of 7: Practical and Theoretical Influences
John Sisk speaks about American attitudes toward ceremony and ritual and the changes in those attitudes over time. He offers his thoughts on the human potential movement. The second segment [4:00] is the first part of a series on philosophy and … Continue reading
Posted in Bennett, William J., Cahn, Steven, Episodes, Rachels, James, Sher, George, Sisk, John
Tagged Medical ethics, Philosophy, Rituals
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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
Posted in Agresto, John, Bennett, William J., Eastland, Terry, Episodes, Holman, Hugh, Mullikin, Kent, Opie, John, Royster, Vermont, Sisk, John
Tagged Shakespeare
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