Philosophy

Author: heldke

  • Aristotle: The Novel

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    A novel (the first) by Annabel Lyon offers a fictionalized account of Aristotle’s time spent as the teacher of Alexander the Great. A review of the novel, The Golden Mean, can be found here.

  • Dial PHI for Philosophy

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    heldke

    (File under “There’s an app for that.”) Having a philosophical emergency/crisis/conundrum/aporia? Are you stranded in a boat in the middle of the ocean that you are repairing one plank at a time/stranded in a crowded lifeboat in the middle of the ocean with only enough supplies for half the people aboard/lost in the Clouds Cuckooland/suddenly…

  • Therefore I am a rhubarb tart

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    heldke

    No one does philosophy like Monty Python does philosophy.

  • Megan Buckingham (’07)

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    heldke

    Summer of 2010, Megan writes: “Currently I’m  in San Francisco, working as a Program Associate for Californians for Pesticide Reform (CPR) and still working a bit for Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA) as their intern & volunteer coordinator. CPR is a coalition, of which PANNA is an active member, so it’s a great gig…

  • Joshua Broady Preiss (’99)

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    heldke

    After teaching for three years at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, Joshua Broady Preiss returns to the Minnesota River Valley as Assistant Professor of Philosophy and the Program in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Minnesota State University, Mankato.  Preiss received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.  He specializes in Moral, Social, and Political Philosophy.

  • Ted Stoneberg (’62)

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    heldke

    After graduating from Gustavus, Ted attended Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary and graduated in 1966. He served as the pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Lakewood, Colorado (1966-1971), and then  went to Northwestern University and Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary to do a Ph.D in Religion with a speciality in pastoral psychotherapy. He moved to…

  • Larry Crawford (’59)

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    heldke

    Larry writes: “I became a pastor, did an STM on the existential theology of Paul Tillich, went into the parish, couldn’t believe all the stuff I preached, so  after 30 years I quit and became a financial planner.  I guess now you’d call me an existential atheist.  I am retired and loving it.  Still read…

  • Ryan Morse (’95)

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    Ryan Morse is a broker at U.S. Bank, working in Corporate Treasury.  He writes, “Essentially, I buy and sell fixed income type products both for the bank and its customers.  Needless to say,  it has been quite interesting with the market.  You never know what you are going to get from day to day.  It…

  • Tad Marinac (’87)

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    heldke

    Tad writes: “Following graduation from Gustavus I found myself without graduate school, or job prospects. What followed was a series of low paying andless than satisfying jobs, that included union stagehand, bouncer, computer operator, temporary accountant, tax preparer, computer assembly, salesman, loan officer, branch manager for a financial institution, and staff appraiser. Along the way,…

  • Shel Silvernail (’90)

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    heldke

    Shel came to Gustavus direct from the pastures and marshlands of Watertown, MN.  After graduating with her hard-won philosophy major, she took advantage of the rebounding economy of the early 90’s to secure a prestigious job tending bar while taking further classes and researching career opportunities.  Three years later, in an unforgettable Peter Pan moment,…