Today and Tomorrow Part I     Self-Betrayal Part II   The Destroyers Part III  The Heroes Part IV  The Defenses Part V   Today and Tomorrow Preface This five part series might have been titled The Power of Imperfection , that is, if that title wasn’t so self-helpy. But, the point still stands as we shall see in Part V , ie; there is a power in imperfection, so long as that imperfection is acknowledged and inspires us into thoughtful action. I Toward the end of Part IV I wro

Part I     Self-Betrayal Part II   The Destroyers Part III  The Heroes Part IV  The Defenses Part V   Today and Tomorrow The Defenses Introduction So that there’s no confusion, let’s clearly state exactly what the problem was. Given what was happening to European culture in the 19th century, and to its geographical extensions as well, namely the United States, the artist and intellectual, the thinkers, writers, and innovative scientists, could only become alienated within the

Part I     Self-Betrayal Part II   The Destroyers Part III  The Heroes Part IV  The Defenses Part V   Today and Tomorrow The Heroes In...

Part I     Self-Betrayal Part II   The Destroyers Part III  The Heroes Part IV  The Defenses Part V   Today and Tomorrow The Destroyers Introduction Self-Transcendence Part I ended with: "Now that I have offered an  answer to the question To what extent is self-transcendence self-betrayal? , maybe we should back up a bit and ask a much easier and obvious question, What is  self-transcendence?" Readers familiar with my writing on this subject know that the simplest answer is.

Part I Self-Betrayal Part II The Destroyers Part III The Heroes Part IV The Defenses Part V Today and Tomorrow Self Betrayal...