About Me: I am a Masters Student in Philsophy at the California State University. New to the Liberal Arts I hold a B.A in natural sciences from The Johns Hopkins University (1972), a PhD in Biochemistry from the City University of New York (1986). I did not ever achieve employment in my chosen specialty, though I continued to pursued, on my own, personal interests in science, mathematics, philosophy, literature, armed with only advanced study about matters pertaining to the technical chemistry of the life sciences.
Within the writing, refered poetry, presented here, I have hoped to present an account, from my perspective, of the intellectual progressions of civilization-what motivates our thoughts and intellectual pursuits, and what kind of ideas do we come up with; how level are they with respect to emotion/mood, verses sound logic and common sense: what are our blind spots, how(by what mechanisms) might they have come to chronically plague us.
My favorite intellects are Parmenites, Hegel, Nietzsche, Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell, and the apparently frustrated and still controversial George Berkeley (on the nature of mind and matter).
All knowledge rises from contrast-a ( any or all) definition(s)/fact(s) does(do) not exist without an entity of contrast, as well as the self, which can be the only grounding referral possible. it is then of this realization, of self realization, where in we stumble chronically, that it (self realization) does not require complex introspections (which actually arrive to some other nameable topics), but of a blindness to a simpliest idea of a sameness to ourselves of everything, that beginning with ideas of geometrical perspective/distances and time, the world can be, in one additional step, said to be the element of time alone, -i.e the same time that passes through our heads. Discussions of unity and the universe have grown to such great complexity, to be almost or totally pure and very advanced mathematics only that are diverged from the particulars of life and the actual world. This is not to say that they are so complex that they are unsuited for the common and ordinary, but that they are invalid/false. In my many presentations, I have hope to present/investigate this notion, and to lightly investigate human behavior in relation to it. The ideas presented are succinct, the presentations are not intended as curt, but hopefully as non invasive to each or any in light of contrasts always existing between individuals, so that the works may be read and understood unambiguously, they are intended to communicate both rigorously and perceptually, so that others might learn and create from their own perspectives and perceptions, maximally. That somethings are common to all is beyond dispute, an I hope I have accomplished my task of elucidation with respect to this.
With regards to this presentation, my wishes to be read, compared and judged with a free and open perspective, and in appropiate places with the ideas of others, it is always to be remembered, that whether one discusses scientific law, morality, ethics, matters of legality, or world history, philosophy, sociology, it is always intention that is 90 percent of the law, and wherein only, any or all meaning can be extracted..
A collection of my illustrated, scientifically slanted, poetry is also available at :
http://www.authorsden.com/marvinelikirsh
My own created scientific and philosophical manuscripts are available here (presentations) and as well at http://www.wbabin.net or http://cogprints.org.
Blogs and discussion (where I have contributed) are available at:
http://network.nature.com
http://news.nature.com
http://time.com
http://www.scienceblogs.com
http://www.sciam.com
Four of my current works(2007) are in peer review, they are available here, and if accepted for publication appropiate references will be provided.
Marvin E. Kirsh
kirsh2152000@yahoo.com