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Feb. 20, 2013 - PRLog -- THE SENESCENT PHILOSOPHER SPEAKS

An Essay of Sorts

by John Paul Shaw, Sr. Ph. D.

This book is a potpourri of short essays covering a myriad of subjects such as: stories gleaned from the author’s life experiences from the Great Depression of the1930s through the WW II years, and ending in the waning years of the 2008 depression. There are tall tales—some collected by the author and others fabricated by the author. There are poems written by the author and poems of interest by other people. There are also short, provocative philosophical essays designed to increase the flow of the cogitative juices. There are even a couple of recipes. The book is a monologue written in a conversational tone as one long essay. There is no grand design or expectation to change the world through this book; it is just meant to be an entertaining experience for those who read it. ENJOY!

About the Author

Dr. Shaw has lived a long time and has lived well. He is optimistic about the future and the young people rising to take the reins of progress. John has experience in many fields: He was a soldier; a student; a minister of the Gospel; an associate warden in a maximum security prison; an adjunct teacher of philosophy, comparative religions, criminal justice, logic, and on-line philosophy courses at the Southeast Community College in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was also a crop insurance adjustor during the summer months while pursuing his Ph.D. While in high school, John was also a soda-jerk.

John and Jane have been married for 64 years, and they have three grown children, five grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. In addition, Jane and John have three children and two grandchildren that have adopted them.

This book is an expression of Dr. Shaw’s eclecticism.

Degrees: B.A. in Bible from Harding University Searcy Arkansas; M.A. in religion and a M.R.E. from Harding University Graduate School Memphis, Tennessee; M.A. in philosophy and a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska.