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Category: History

  • The Arms of Krupp, by Manchester

    The Arms of Krupp Prologue Anvil of the Reich Werfern, Austria Salzburg Munich The Salzach River Franz Ferdinand Superb view of the Austrian Alps First Reich 1870, 1914, 1939 Kaiser Wilhelm II Jewish slave labour Reich’s manufacturers not only had a choice, most of them took advantage of it Das Ausland Heinrich Heine April, the…

  • ‘Ancient Aliens’ History Channel’s TV Episodes (TRM’s notes)

    History Channel’s  – Ancient Alien Series (TRM’s notes) Episode One:  The Evidence –          Saqqara, Egypt –          Saqqara Bird –          Columbia –          El Dorado –          Magdalena River –          Tolima Plane –          Childress ‘Technology of the Gods’ –          India – 11,000 yr. old civilization –          Vimana…

  • History of Western American Art – Prof. Levine – (TRM’s notes)

    History of Western American Art Professor F. Levine (CSU) a journey The nature of the spiral Never can see center Art as philosophy Tells you what you’re about Your culture Association Cyclical Products of culture – product of earth Clouds Spiritual breath Spiritual rain – growth Sky – father Earth – mother Wherefrom you come…

  • Russell’s History of Western Philosophy – Book Three: Modern Philosophy (TRM hi-lites)

    Book Three – Modern Philosophy      General characteristics –          diminishing authority of Church –          increasing influence of Science –          National States –          kings, democracies or tyrants –          American and French Revolutions –          Socialism 1917 –          more lay than clerical –          commerce…

  • A Concise History of Modern Painting by Sir Herbert Read (TRM’s notes)

    “A Concise History of Modern Painting”     by Herbert Read chpt. 1 The Origins of Modern Art –              Proceeds backwards –              burst of energy then decline –             “debauchery” –              law not of progress but of “reaction” –             R.G.  Collingwood,  ‘The Principles of Art’ –              philosophy describes art as a “conceiving of the world visually” –              an…

  • History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell: Book One – Ancient Philosophy (TRM ‘s notes)

    History of Western Philosophy    by  Bertrand Russell       Book One Ancient Philosophy     Chapter 1 The Rise of Greek Civilization In all history, nothing is so surprising or so difficult to account for as the sudden rise of civilization in Greece –          earlier civilizations in both Egypt and Mesopotamia –…

  • Book Two: Russell’s History of Western Philosophy: Catholic Philosophy (TRM notes)

    Book Two Catholic Philosophy  chpt I p. –         Catholic philosophy from Augustine to Renaissance –         Built on a ‘creed’ but also a sacred history –         The Church – a social institution –         A.D. 400 – 1400 –         Power and wealth achieved by its creed –         The great majority convinced –         Church had to fight old…