Wednesday, February 24, 2010

“Philosophy class has book of essays published (The Pendulum)” plus 2 more

“Philosophy class has book of essays published (The Pendulum)” plus 2 more

Philosophy class has book of essays published (The Pendulum)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 01:17 PM PST

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Elon University philosophy professor Yoram Lubling was pleased to watch his philosophy students explore their connection to Ralph Waldo Emerson's thinking in his upper level American Philosophy seminar class last spring.

The students were greatly inspired by Emerson's positivism and optimism and decided to publish a book.

The book is titled "The Only Sin is Limitation: Essays on R.W. Emerson's multi-faceted influence on America." Students found a publisher and were able to get the book published this past December, thanks to a helpful endorsement by professor of philosophy Arthur Lothstein at Long Island University, a professor who once taught Lubling himself.

Senior Elon student Jim Aguilar took a leadership position in the production of the book.

"I was able to work closely with Yoram over the summer, because I was actually painting his deck for him," Aguilar said.

The close relationship between Aguilar and Lubling was helpful in the process. Aguilar's mother also lent a helping hand.

"My mom designed the cover and helped format all of the text of the book," Aguilar said. The cover is what Aguilar describes as "a psychedelic shot of Emerson." The goal of the class was to demonstrate their new perspectives on an old writer.

"I think there's a lot of value in paying attention to what fresh, young eyes can tell you about old issues," Lubling said.

Getting the book published was not solely a class project. Lubling said, "the project went well beyond the class. Half of my students had graduated but were still working hard to get the book published." Lubling said Aguilar was especially helpful in the process.

"Jim carried this project. He worked with me over the summer and into the fall," Lubling said.

The class was comprised, Lubling said, of 31 students, who were mainly seniors and philosophy majors. Each student wrote an essay, and the best nine essays were chosen to be published.

Students were divided into editorial, publishing, publicity and editing sections. The students did all of the work.

"It was a group effort, and I'd really like to thank all of the class and Yoram for all of the hard work that went into it," Aguilar said.

The class met once a week for three and a half hours. The first two hours were devoted to the class material, and the remaining hour and a half was devoted to the project.

Lubling said, "the project became the class. Grading had to be creative, because the concentration became different."

Lubling said he was also happy with the change.

"It was the most successful class I have ever had. It was a motivated, conscientious group of students with academic interest and passion. Sometimes there are classes with a good energy, and you can't explain it. This was one of those classes."

Aguilar described the class as "one of the best learning communities I've ever been a part of."

Lubling said this is something he'd like to continue doing in his other classes. Aguilar agrees that publishing the book was worth the effort.

"It's great to have a tangible reminder of the good times and hard work that we put into the class," Aguilar said. "It's obvious that there was a lot of passion that went into the book. It's different because when you aren't just turning a paper into a professor, you put more work and effort into it."

The hard work paid off. Lubling's students now have a hard copy of their work.

"I'm extremely proud of the class, and I'm glad that they now can leave college with something to show for it," Lubling said.

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Cardinals Spring Training: La Russa talks about spring training philosophy (KMOV St. Louis)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 02:55 PM PST

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Posted on February 23, 2010 at 4:51 PM

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Jupiter, Fl (KMOV) - Cardinals skipper Tony La Russa gave his annual "State of the Team Address" to the Cardinal players Tuesday morning before the first full-team workout of the Spring.

Click here to hear La Russa talk about how he did this year's address differently, as well as how his spring training philosophy has changed with more young players in camp.

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UCR speaker to ponder whats sacred at symposium (The Press-Enterprise)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 11:11 PM PST

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Charles Taylor, winner of the 2008 Kyoto Prize for lifetime contributions in arts and philosophy, will be the keynote speaker Friday during a symposium on contemporary secularism hosted by the UC Riverside Department of Philosophy.

Taylor is professor emeritus of political science and philosophy at McGill University in Montreal. A recognized scholar of spirituality and secularism, he will discuss "Modes of the Sacred in the Post-Axial Age" at 3:30 p.m. Friday in Interdisciplinary Building 1113. The Post-Axial Age is a period during the first millennium BCE when the world's major religious and philosophical traditions were born.

The theme of the two-day seminar is "Saving the Sacred in a Secular Age." Presentations Friday and Saturday will examine what is considered sacred in today's more secular world.

The symposium will begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Interdisciplinary Building 1113.

At 8 p.m. Friday, the Tao Ruspoli documentary, "Being in the World," will be shown in the Interdisciplinary Building screening room. The film focuses on ways to keep a sense of the sacred alive and features UC Riverside philosophy professor Mark Wrathall, organizer of the symposium.

The event is free and open to the public. Meals can be purchased by making reservations online at www.philosophy.ucr.edu/events/conferences/SavingtheSacred/ inaSecularAge.html. University parking costs $5 per day.

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