Monthly Archives: August 2011

A CONVERSATION WITH HARRY V. JAFFA AT ROSARY COLLEGE

  The following conversation took place at Rosary College, River forest, Illinois, December 4, 1980. Professor Harry V. Jaffa is Salvatori Research Professor of Political Philosophy at Claremont McKenna College (formerly Claremont Men’s Col­lege) and Professor of Government in the Claremont Graduate … Continue reading

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AN INSTRUCTIVE ENCOUNTER WITH PROFESSOR SIDNEY HOOK OF NEW YORK CITY

George Anastaplo             The complete correspondence (of 1952-1953) between George Anastaplo (1925-    ) and Sidney Hook (1902-1989) is provided here (followed by seven Appendices that may bear on the matters touched on in these nine letters). Photocopies of our original … Continue reading

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DEPARTURES FROM SOPHOCLES’ OEDIPUS TYRANNOS CAN BE INSTRUCTIVE

George Anastaplo I.             The University of Chicago University Theatre staged an Oedipus twice-nightly, during the week of May 9, 2011, identifying it as “based on the play of Sophocles.” The actors, and evidently most of the staff (including the … Continue reading

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Joel Allan Rich (1941-2011)

by George Anastaplo I.             Joel Rich was what could be called a natural benefactor.    I, like many others, benefitted from his instructive generosity in matters both grand and ordinary, not least in his kindnesses as a conscientious academic colleague … Continue reading

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