Ellis Washington

Beyond the Veil

Essays in the Dialectical Style of Socrates

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Produktbeschreibung

This book contains a group of 90 original dramatic essays, short plays, and letters_mostly written in the dialectical or dialogue style attributed to the great Greek philosopher, Socrates (470-399 B.C.). Each essay seeks to take the reader to the uncharted territory of their own mind in order to break the shackles of hypocrisy_to develop individual virtue, character and to encourage morality, discipline, and perseverance in the face of obstacles.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hamilton Books
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 380g
• ISBN-13: 9780761827283
• ISBN-10: 0761827285
• Artikelnr.: 21077043

Autorenporträt

Ellis Washington is a former editor of the Michigan Law Review and law clerk at The Rutherford Institute. He is the Director of Salt and Light Global, LLC, a Christian religious liberties organization, and an Adjunct Professor of Law at the National Paralegal College where he teaches legal ethics, constitutional law, administrative law, contracts, American government, history and advanced legal writing. Since 2010 Washington has been a co-host on Joshua's Trial, a radio show of Christian conservative thought. He is a graduate of DePauw University (B.M. 1983), University of Michigan (M.M. 1986), John Marshall Law School (J.D. 1994) and post-graduate studies in history and law at Harvard and Michigan State University. For over 30 years Professor Washington has written extensively on constitutional law, jurisprudence, legal history, literary criticism, politics, philosophy, political philosophy, critical race theory and on numerous other subjects.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Prologue
Chapter 2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 On Aesthetics:Prelude: Birth of a Young Philosopher; Music: You
are What You Listen To
Chapter 5 On Philosophy: Students Should Maintain Beliefs; Student
Reply-Letter to the Editor: Ready for the Inquisitions?
Chapter 6 The Epiphany
Chapter 7 On Autobiography: Confessions to Nine Strangers and a Preacher
Chapter 8 On Love: Caroline My Valentine; Joyce or Joy?
Chapter 9 On Worship: Caroline & Ms. Prissy
Chapter 10 On Attempted Suicide: Monique Missed!!!
Chapter 11 On Attempted Insanity: On the Edge: Letter to a Young Mother
with Five Children
Chapter 12 On the Virtuous Woman: To the Noble First Lady of Antioch Church
of God in Christ
Chapter 13 On Womanhood: Lunch at Gauguin's; The Paintings of a 19th
Century Playboy; Barbara in the Fields {Lessons My Grandmother Lucille
Washington Taught Me}; Pookee & Me
Chapter 14 On Manhood: Percy's Invisible Prison; Introduction to my
Surrogate Father, Dr. Jones; Grandfather Ellis Washington: A Tale of Two
Fathers; No More Hammers Ringing in My Life; My Brother Eugene Has No
Bottom Teeth; Mama'ed to Death: Black Sports Star
Chapter 15 On Science: Darwin's Holy Ghost Revival! {Part 1}
Chapter 16 On Authority: Do You Have a Badge to Do What You're Doing?
Chapter 17 On Epistemology and the Nature of Judgment: A Y2K Affair; The
Forgotten Genius; Dialogue Between Billy Graham, Ronald Reagan, Ellis & God
Chapter 18 On Law: The Case of Harris vs. Laura; How Long Must I Wait for
Justice?; Reply to Mr. Meier on the Race Capitalization Rule; Reverend
Green: A Preach that Can't Preach?
Chapter 19 On Encouragement: Letter to Kathy; Letter to Cee Cee; Hope's
Hope!; Letter to Suzanne; Letter to an Angel(a); Gail the Fax Girl,
Encounter No. 1; Gail the Fax Girl, Encounter No. 2; Gail the Fax Girl,
Encounter No. 3; Gail the Fax Girl, Encounter No
Chapter 20 On Idleness: People Who Live Inside a Tomb (The Sin of Idleness
and Enablers)
Chapter 21 On Gratitude: Letter to a Most Beautiful African Woman; Letter
to my Favorite Chef; Letter to Ms. Dale of Marriott Cafeteria; Letter to
the Manager of Marriott Cafeteria
Chapter 22 On Ingratitude: Postlude in Solitude (Farewell to a Dead-end
Job)
Chapter 23 On Friendship: How Gail Got Dale Out of Jail; How Dale Got Gale
Out of Jail; Roland. . . My Friend; Finishing for Anonymous; Why Won't You
Speak to Me?; Letter to Leon Betchett (The Harvard Period: 1988-89); Letter
to My Anonymous Friend
Chapter 24 On Betrayal: A Friend Must Depart
Chapter 25 On the Academy: Letter to a Busy Black Conservative; Letter to
Professor Layman Allen of the University of Michigan Law School; Remedial
Writing Class at Harvard
Chapter 26 On Human Nature: Clifford the Lionhearted: The Naked Lady Card;
God's Resume: A Conversation with Tyrone Jones; Big Bossman Sell Your Boy
Toy Today!
Chapter 27 On Race/Racism: Oprah! Did you know that President George
Washington was my Father?; Letter to a Young Intellectual No. 2; Letter to
a Young Intellectual No. 3 (Justice Clarence Thomas-Prometheus in our
Midst); Lynching Me {Strange Fruit}; Let
Chapter 28 On Courage: Mr. Ronald Davis: A Caged Lion in Our Midst; Richie
the Lionhearted Died of AIDS; The Tears Counted
Chapter 29 On Economics: An Anti-Ghetto Strategy
Chapter 30 On Politics: Machiavelli in the House!; It Takes a Village
Idiot?; Letter and Proposals to Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich; Letter
to Speaker of the Senate, Trent Lott
Chapter 31 On Jealously: The Silence of the Lambs
Chapter 32 On Procrastination: Redeeming the Time; Letter to Tonya Way;
Note to Clifford the Lionhearted-Part I
Chapter 33 On Intellectualism: Posner's Dilemma; Reply of Judge Richard A.
Posner; Letter of Recommendation for Ellis Washington by Dr. Cloyzelle
Jones; Letter of Recommendation for Demetrius Freeman; Letter of
Recommendation for Clifford Leach
Chapter 34 On Youth: Letter to my Nephew Bakari on Manhood
Chapter 35 Epilogue: On the Elements of Good Civilization: Dialogues with
my Sister Yemoja Part I-Invitation to a Dialogue; Part II-Dialogue after
Socrates Dialectical Style
Chapter 36 Endnotes
Chapter 37 Author Biographical Sketch