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The Iowa That Was

Memories of an Iowa Farm Boy Turned Philosopher

By: Wayne Gustave Johnson

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The Iowa That Was

Memories of an Iowa Farm Boy Turned Philosopher

By: Wayne Gustave Johnson

“You can take the boy out of the farm, but you can’t get the farm out of the boy.” Wayne Gustave Johnson explores this proverb as he recounts memories of his early years on an Iowa farm rented by his immigrant Swedish parents. Nourished by these gentle parents, a little church, eight years of country school, and four older siblings, Johnson established the values that shaped his life. The labor-intensive farming of the 1930s grounded him in the dignity of labor and the sense of fulfillment which comes through cooperation with nature. A little church of fundamentalist leanings nurtured his love of choral music and gave him respect for the support provided by religious faith. While his eight years of country schooling would not quite classify as prep school experience, they did provide a basic grasp of the three Rs. Sex education—of sorts—is inevitable on an Iowa farm where the romancing of farm animals is open to view. The transfer of these observed activities to human experience was natural, but required some fine-tuning. At thirteen, the death of his father prompted the author to eventually pursue the big questions through the study of religion and philosophy.

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1666736341

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Understanding Morality

Quests for the Good Life

By: Wayne Gustave Johnson

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Understanding Morality

Quests for the Good Life

By: Wayne Gustave Johnson

This book explains why moral systems necessarily develop and why they take the various forms that they do. Johnson argues that moral systems are best understood as attempts both to seek out ways of living a fulfilling human life and also to find ways of relating to others who also seek a fulfilling life. Philosophers generally agree that the moral pathway is also the fulfilling pathway. However, the moral pathways advocated and the kind of fulfillments envisioned depend upon beliefs about human nature as well as beliefs about the ultimate nature of things--a worldview. Aristotle, Epicurus, Saint Augustine, and Friedrich Nietzsche, for instance, had radically varying views about what constitutes a fulfilling life. Johnson argues that the moral quest involves properly arbitrating among the often competing wants, needs, and desires pursued by human beings. Not all such wants, needs, and desires can be fulfilled; some must necessarily go unfulfilled. This implies that a vast number of human choices are moral choices. For instance, who eats and who does not? Johnson gives no moral advice. His aim is to show the reader the nature of the moral choices they necessarily make.

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1666721336

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The Iowa That Was

Memories of an Iowa Farm Boy Turned Philosopher

By: Wayne Gustave Johnson

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The Iowa That Was

Memories of an Iowa Farm Boy Turned Philosopher

By: Wayne Gustave Johnson

You can take the boy out of the farm, but you can't get the farm out of the boy." Wayne Gustave Johnson explores this proverb as he recounts memories of his early years on an Iowa farm rented by his immigrant Swedish parents. Nourished by these gentle parents, a little church, eight years of country school, and four older siblings, Johnson established the values that shaped his life. The labor-intensive farming of the 1930s grounded him in the dignity of labor and the sense of fulfillment which comes through cooperation with nature. A little church of fundamentalist leanings nurtured his love of choral music and gave him respect for the support provided by religious faith. While his eight years of country schooling would not quite classify as prep school experience, they did provide a basic grasp of the three Rs. Sex education--of sorts--is inevitable on an Iowa farm where the romancing of farm animals is open to view. The transfer of these observed activities to human experience was natural, but required some fine-tuning. At thirteen, the death of his father prompted the author to eventually pursue the big questions through the study of religion and philosophy.

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1666794503

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Memories of an Iowa Farm Boy Turned Philosopher

By: Wayne Gustave Johnson

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The Rhetoric of Fiction

By: Wayne C. Booth

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The Rhetoric of Fiction

By: Wayne C. Booth

Rhetoric is the author's term for the means by which the writer makes known his vision to the reader and persuades him of its validity; and he demonstrates convincingly that there is no essential difference between ostentatiously rhetorical novelists like Fielding and Dickens, and the admired masters of impersonality--Flaubert, James, Joyce ... this is a major critical work which should be required reading for everyone concerned in the academic study of prose fiction." [Modern Language Review].

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486

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0226065774

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9780226065779

The Best Pet Name Book Ever

By: Wayne Bryant Eldridge,Wayne Eldridge

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The Best Pet Name Book Ever

By: Wayne Bryant Eldridge,Wayne Eldridge

You'll find more than 3,000 suggestions for dogs, cats, goldfish, hamsters, and every other pet.

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292

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Barron's Educational Series

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0812096614

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9780812096613

The Humanities in the Western Tradition

Readings in Literature and Thought

By: Perry,Marvin Perry,J. Wayne Baker,Pamela Pfeiffer Hollinger

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The Humanities in the Western Tradition

Readings in Literature and Thought

By: Perry,Marvin Perry,J. Wayne Baker,Pamela Pfeiffer Hollinger

This saleable two-volume literary reader allows instructors to incorporate longer literary readings into their courses.

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356

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Wadsworth Publishing Company

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0395848156

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9780395848159

ACS Surgery

Principles and Practice

By: Douglas Wayne Wilmore,American College of Surgeons

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ACS Surgery

Principles and Practice

By: Douglas Wayne Wilmore,American College of Surgeons

This title covers preoperative to postoperative care and presents the preferred problem solving and technical approaches of more than 180 surgical experts. New information includes: outpatient and fast track surgery, risk stratification and new procedures on esophageal and thoracic surgery.

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Webmd Professional Publishing

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0970390246

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9780970390240

Book's by Wayne Gustave Johnson

The Iowa That Was

The Iowa That Was

Understanding Morality

Understanding Morality

The Iowa That Was

The Iowa That Was

The Iowa That Was

The Iowa That Was

The Rhetoric of Fiction

The Rhetoric of Fiction

The Best Pet Name Book Ever

The Best Pet Name Book Ever

The Humanities in the Western Tradition

The Humanities in the Western Tradition

ACS Surgery

ACS Surgery

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