tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post5120703604143527216..comments2024-03-29T03:19:09.227-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: AUTUMNAL REFLECTIONSRobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-6083368830826854212016-05-31T17:25:09.971-04:002016-05-31T17:25:09.971-04:00I always wondered why you left Columbia for UMass ...I always wondered why you left Columbia for UMass and whether you taught the famous Kant course at UMass. Now I know the answer to the first question (2 answers, actually). I will wait patiently for the answer to the second.Tom Cathcarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136970056480275148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-13976405584920614812016-05-31T09:57:01.227-04:002016-05-31T09:57:01.227-04:001971 was a good year for dropping out. Younger...1971 was a good year for dropping out. Younger people may not understand that.<br /><br />I dropped out of Columbia graduate school (English and Comparative Literature) in 1970. I've never looked back. <br /><br />I took the road the less traveled by (as did you), although I certainly did not see it in those terms 46 years ago. <br /><br />It's hard to say whether I made a good decision, since the person I am now is a result of that decision and the values that I have now are a result of that decision and thus, I judge that decision with values that I would not have if I had not made that decision.s. wallersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448905469871566228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-61455944070694603902016-05-31T08:52:07.331-04:002016-05-31T08:52:07.331-04:00Now is the autumn of our content. (or *Leaving Civ...Now is the autumn of our content. (or *Leaving Civilization and its Contents*)David Auerbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612242467208247588noreply@blogger.com