Around 1200 CE there was a renowned scholar named Albert the Great. Up until that time the thought of Plato had dominated the philosophical and theological world. Oddly enough, the works of Aristotle had been pretty much ignored by scholars. Indeed, they were hardly ever translated from Greek into Latin, French, and German. On the…

The other day I ran into my old and good friend Bobby Burns. I first met Bobby about 20 years ago when we were both attending a Cemetery memorial service for local homeless folks who had died here in Tucson. As we talked, he told me about a manuscript he was writing and his hope…