Beyond the Veil : Essays in the Dialectical Style of Socrates

by Washington, Ellis

• ISBN13: 9780595010103
• ISBN10: 0595010105
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Iuniverse Inc

Summary

These dramatic essays are all original compositions, many of which were written in the dialogue style attributed to the Greek philosopher Socrates, from which his student, Plato, chronicled in the twenty or so dialogues he wrote commemorating the life, times, and death Socrates. Of particular note are Plato's books: Euthyphro, Crito, Apology, and Phaedo.

Author Biography

Ellis Washington was a law clerk at the Rutherford Institute. He was an editor at the University of Michigan Law Review. He holds a B.M. from DePauw University, a M.M. from the University of Michigan, a J.D. from John Marshall Law School and did postgraduate work in musicology, human rights law and international law at the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Harvard Law School. Mr. Washington currently resides in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan

Table of Contents

Epigraph	p. vii
Table of Contents	p. ix
Preface	p. xvii
Acknowledgements	p. xxi
Introduction	p. xxiii
Prelude	p. 1
On Aesthetics	p. 3
Music: You Are What You Listen To	p. 5
On Philosophy	p. 7
Students Should Maintain Beliefs	p. 9
Student Reply--Letter to the Editor: Ready for the Inquisitions?	p. 11
The Epiphany
On Autobiography	p. 13
Confessions To Nine Strangers and a Preacher	p. 15
On Love	p. 21
Caroline My Valentine	p. 23
Joyce or Joy?	p. 25
On Worship	p. 29
Caroline and Ms. Prissy	p. 31
On Attempted Suicide	p. 33
Monique Missed!!!	p. 35
On Attempted Insanity	p. 39
On the Edge: Letter To A Young Mother with Five Children	p. 41
On The Virtuous Woman	p. 43
To The Noble First [Crippled] Lady of Antioch Church of God In Christ	p. 45
On Womanhood	p. 47
Lunch At Gauguin's	p. 49
The Paintings of a 19th Century Playboy	p. 51
Barbara In The Fields [Lessons My Grandmother Lucille Washington Taught Me]	p. 53
Pookee and Mee	p. 58
On Manhood	p. 61
Percy's Invisible Prison	p. 63
Introduction to my Surrogate Father, Dr. Jones	p. 68
Grandfather Ellis Washington	p. 69
No More Hammers Ringing In My Life	p. 73
My Brother Eugene Has No Bottom Teeth	p. 77
Mama'ed to Death: Black Sports Stars and the Deification of Mama	p. 81
On Science	p. 89
Darwin's Holy Ghost Revival!	p. 91
On Authority	p. 95
Do You Have A Badge To Do What You're Doing?	p. 97
On Epistemology and the Nature of Judgment	p. 99
A Y2K Affair	p. 101
The Forgotten Genius!	p. 108
Dialogue Between Billy Graham, Ronald Reagan, Ellis and God	p. 112
On Law	p. 119
The Case of Harris vs. Laura	p. 121
How Long Must I Wait For Justice	p. 125
Reply to Mr. Meier on the Race Capitalization Rule	p. 129
On Encouragement	p. 133
Reverend Green: A Preacher That Can't Preach?	p. 135
Letter to Ms. "KFS"	p. 139
Letter To Cee Cee	p. 141
Hope's Hope!	p. 143
Letter To Suzanne	p. 145
Letter to Angel(a)	p. 147
Gail the Fax Girl--Encounter # 1	p. 149
Gail The Fax Girl--Encounter # 2	p. 151
Gail The Fax Girl--Encounter # 3	p. 152
Gail The Fax Girl--Encounter # 4	p. 153
Gail The Fax Girl--Encounter # 5--The Betrayal	p. 154
Gail The Fax Girl--Encounter # 6--The Reconciliation	p. 156
Letter To Rick the Bum of Atlanta, Georgia	p. 158
Rick The Bum, Where Are You?	p. 160
Deborah's [Dee-Bor-RAH] Beautiful Blue Eyes	p. 163
Memorandum of Encouragement to the Encourager	p. 165
On Idleness	p. 167
People Who Live Inside a Tomb (The Sin of Idleness and Enablers)	p. 169
On Gratitude	p. 171
Letter to a Most Beautiful African Woman	p. 173
Letter to My Favorite Chef	p. 176
Letter to "Ms. Dale" of Marriott Cafeteria	p. 178
Letter to the Manager of Marriott Cafeteria	p. 180
On Ingratitude	p. 183
Postlude In Solitude (farewell to a dead-end job)	p. 185
On Friendship	p. 187
How Gail Got Dale Out of Jail	p. 189
How Dale Got Gail Out of Jail	p. 192
Roland...My Friend	p. 194
Fishing For Anonymous	p. 197
Why Won't You Speak To Me?	p. 200
Letter to Leon The Harvard Period: 1988-1989	p. 203
Letter To My Anonymous Friend	p. 206
On Betrayal	p. 207
When Friends Depart	p. 209
On the Academy	p. 211
Letter to a Busy Black Conservative	p. 213
Letter To Professor Layman Allen of the University of Michigan Law School	p. 215
Remedial Writing Class At Harvard	p. 222
On Human Nature	p. 233
Clifford The Lionhearted: The Naked Lady Card	p. 235
God's Resume: A Conversation With Tyrone Jones	p. 239
Big Bossman! Sell Your Little Boy Toy Today!	p. 245
On Race/Racism	p. 249
Oprah! President George Washington Is My Daddy Too!	p. 251
Letter To A Young Intellectual # 2	p. 254
Letter To A Young Intellectual # 3 [Justice Clarence Thomas: Prometheus In Our Midst]	p. 257
Lynching Me (Strange Fruit)	p. 262
Letters to a Newspaper Editor on Racism in the Print Media	p. 264
Letter and Reply(s) from a Disgusted White Girl	p. 268
On Courage	p. 273
Mr. Ronald Davis: A Caged Lion In Our Midst	p. 275
Richie The Lion-Hearted Died of AIDS	p. 280
The Tears Counted	p. 283
On Economics	p. 285
An Anti-Ghetto Strategy	p. 287
On Politics	p. 291
It Takes A Village?	p. 293
Machiavelli In The House!	p. 296
Letter and Proposals to Speaker Newt Gingrich	p. 302
Letter To Speaker of the U.S. Senate Trent Lott	p. 306
On Jealously	p. 309
The Silence of the Lambs	p. 311
On Procrastination	p. 319
Redeeming the Time	p. 321
Letter to Tanya Way	p. 324
Note To Clifford The Lion Hearted--Part I	p. 326
On Intellectualism	p. 329
Posner's Dilemma	p. 331
Reply from Judge Richard A. Posner	p. 334
Letter of Recommendation for Mr. Ellis Washington by Dr. Cloyzelle K. D. Jones	p. 335
Letter of Recommendation for Demetrius Freeman	p. 337
Letter of Recommendation for Clifford Leach	p. 339
On Youth	p. 341
Letter to my Nephew Bakari	p. 343
Epilogue: On the Elements of Good Civilization	p. 351
Dialogues with my Sister, Yemoja Part I: Invitation to a Dialogue	p. 353
Part II Dialogue After Socrates' Dialectical Style	p. 357
About the Author	p. 371
Book Description	p. 373
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