History Study Group
2023-11-01 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | via Zoom
We will be discussing The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR’S Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience (2010) by Kirstin Downey
I am quite excited about this book. I have to admit I have read the first chapter and am ready for more. A history book about a person few people have heard of, doing amazing things, impacting millions of people, who is a woman – what more could you ask for?
Now that you want to read it, go and grab a copy!! We are reading the ENTIRE book for our next meeting, which is not until November, so you have plenty of time!
Looking forward to seeing you,
Emily

Fall Social
2023-11-04 13:00 - 15:00 | Nokomis Square Cooperative, 5015 35th Avenue South, Minneapolis
What: Get to know the Minnesota Independent Scholars Forum and what its members are up to at an informal late lunch/early supper get-together. MISF will provide the drinks and utensils, you bring a dish to share and lots of curiosity.
(Masks are recommended for those who are unvaccinated or at high-risk for COVID-19. Those who have tested positive for COVID-19 or who are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms should stay home).​

Philosophy Study Group
2023-11-16 19:00 - 21:00 | via Zoom
We will be beginning a new book, Aristotle’s Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life (2019) by Edith Hall. For the 15th we’ll read through chapter 2. While we don’t usually like telling people how to live their lives, we figured that it’s about time to get a little more aggressive in what this group can accomplish. Come prepared to change your ways.

The Electrification of the Mississippi River Gorge: How the University of Minnesota Lost its Bid for a Renewable Resource in the High Dam
2023-11-18 10:00 - 11:30 | Washburn Library, 5244 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55419
Founded in 1928, the University of Minnesota Archives is the official repository of the institution and a rich source of local, national, and international history that intersects with the people and programs of the university.
In this presentation, Erik Moore will highlight a piece of institutional history that connects Federal projects, renewable energy, corporate interests, municipal needs, and university claims and discuss the source material and ways to unearth archival materials stored in the caverns beneath the Elmer L. Andersen Library.
Erik Moore (he/him) is the university archivist for the University of Minnesota. He is also director of the University Digital Conservancy, the university’s institutional repository. He has advanced degrees in Library & Information Sciences and Historical Studies.

The Heirs of Muhammad...the Sunni-Shia Split - Session I
2023-12-07 19:00 - 21:00 | via Zoom
Continuing our journey through the ages and across the lands, our next stop is the Prophet Muhammad, and what happened after his death. Accordingly, we will be reading and discussing The Heirs of Muhammad: Islam’s First Century and the Origins of the Sunni-Shia Split, by Barnaby Rogerson. For this first session we will be reading and discussing the first 6 chapters, to page 170.
This book looks at the Sunni and Shia schism in relation to actions of the Prophet’s cousin and son-in-law Ali and his wife Aisha. Just to make it more interesting, I ordered a version with a slightly different title. Find your copy and come to the meeting to see what kind of schism multiple versions might cause!

Philosophy Study Group
2023-12-14 19:00 - 21:00 | via Zoom
We will discuss chapters 3 – 6 of Aristotle’s Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life by Edith Hall.
Please note that while Aristotle’s philosophy has helped many people, neither the MISF Philosophy Study Group nor the Minnesota Independent Scholars Forum guarantees that any positive change will occur from attending these meetings. Furthermore, we absolutely reject any responsibility for negative influences that may cause harm to an attendee or to anyone else due to the actions of an attendee as a subsequent effect of attending these meetings. Any claims against the above-mentioned organizations for such harm will be vigorously disputed. I’m sure Aristotle would agree.

History Study Group
2024-01-04 19:00 - 21:00 | via Zoom
We will continue discussing The Heirs of Muhammad: Islam’s First Century and the Origins of the Sunni-Shia Split (Barnaby Rogerson), our current stop being the Prophet Muhammad, and what happened after his death.
This book looks at the Sunni and Shia schism in relation to actions of the Prophet’s cousin and son-in-law Ali and his wife Aisha.
We are finishing the book. If you missed the first session, don’t fret. It is quite an easy read and you have until next year! If you don’t get to the end, I guarantee you will still have something to talk about. Find your copy, enjoy your New Year’s, and join us for some new discussion.

Philosophy Study Group
2024-01-11 19:00 - 21:00 | via Zoom
We will conclude our discussion of Aristotle’s Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life by Edith Hall. After having read this book, it won’t matter if you’ve been adhering to the Ten Commandments, the Noble Eightfold Path, the Five Pillars, or the Three Fundamental Bonds and Five Constant Virtues, or have just been working to improve your Karma, or maybe indulging in ritual purification.
It will now be necessary for you to add Aristotle’s Golden Mean. And then, to top it off with the ultimate, the consummate, the perfected, the pièce de résistance: the consensus of the MISF Philosophy Study Group on how you should live your life. But for that, you need to show up.

Peanuts, Popcorn, and Preemies: Wonderland Park and the Infantorium
2024-01-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Shoreview Library, 4560 Victoria St N, Shoreview, MN, 55126
It was 1905 and Americans were in love with electricity. More than 400 trolley car parks sprang up around the country. But only a handful had an Infantorium, a hospital (of sorts) that treated premature babies. For the price of admission, guests could watch performers like Daredevil Dash and Nervo the Human Comet. There were trained ant-eaters and bears on bicycles. There were rides, peanuts and cotton candy—all at 31st Avenue and Lake Street in South Minneapolis.
Biography: Susan Hunter Weir has lived in South Minneapolis all of her live. She has spent the last 25 or so years researching the residents of Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery, the oldest existing cemetery in Minneapolis. Before she retired, she was Coordinator of Advising for students in the visual and performing arts at the University of Minnesota. She served on Minneapolis’ Heritage Preservation Commission for nine years.

History Study Group
2024-02-07 07:00 - 21:00 | via Zoom
Liberty and Power:

The Politics of Jacksonian America
by Harry Watson
What better way to head into 2024, an important election year, than to visit 1816 America? That is what we thought…Focusing on Jackson, this book covers the rise of strong political parties and an increased popular involvement in national politics. What could more entertain you these upcoming January evenings?
Going by the title, one can imagine there will be some discussion of Liberty and Power. I am sure you will learn at least a couple of things you can discuss at the family dinner table without offending anyone (unless your family hates learning things – that I can’t help)!
Emily

Philosophy Study Group
2024-02-14 19:00 - 21:00 | via Zoom
On Valentine’s Day we will be starting a new book, Thought: A Very Short Introduction (2013) by Tim Bayne, a part of the Very Short Introduction series from Oxford University Press.
This book costs about $13 in paperback and $7 as an ebook. We will read the first three chapters for our next meeting. And a thought that would be nice for this meeting is to bring your sweetie.
Curt

The Indigenous Oral History Manual: Canada and the United States (2023)
2024-02-24 10:30 - 12:00 | Shoreview Library, 4560 Victoria St N, Shoreview, MN, 55126
For the past several years, I worked on the Indigenous Oral History Manual: Canada and the United States, with authors Winona Wheeler, Charles E. Trimble (posthumous), and Mary Kay Quinlan. The book focuses on the role of Indigenous voices in Indigenous history.
As Māori oral historian Nepia Mahuika wrote in 2019, “I argue that indigenous oral histories and traditions cannot be adequately defined by nonindigenous people.” This is a straightforward statement, but it also can be seen as radical. In this book, written as a manual, we discuss support for this work and profile several Indigenous organizations that are active in doing it. In the presentation, I’ll discuss the major points of the book and present information about the profiled projects.
Barbara W. Sommer, M.A., has over forty years of experience in the public history and oral history fields. She is the author and co-author of several publications including The Oral History Manual (4th edition due out in 2024), the Indigenous Oral History Manual: Canada and the United States (2nd edition of The American Indian Oral History Manual, 2023), the Community Oral History Toolkit (2013), Practicing Oral History in Historical Organizations (2015), and Doing Veterans Oral History (2015). She also is the author of the award-winning book Hard Work and a Good Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota (2008, re-issued in 2022), a history of this Depression-era program based on oral and written sources. She holds degrees from Carleton College and the University of Minnesota.

History Study Group
2024-03-03 19:00 - 21:00 | via Zoom
We will continue discussing the book, 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created, by Charles Mann, by reading Parts Two and Three.
Previously we spent time examining the worldwide boom in New World tobacco sales, the global spread of malaria into subtropical and even temperate areas, and the huge expansion of slavery, particularly the African slave trade. Now we will go into more detail about the galleon trade between China and Europe, originally of New World silver for silk and porcelain, and the consequences for both areas.
And we will look at the spread of New World agricultural species like sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes – accompanied by its pests and diseases – and the profound effects it had on the rest of the world.And then we will spend time on how rubber changed the world, both good and bad. If you find these things interesting, we invite you to join us. If not, maybe you would be happier in another group, like maybe one that counts pretty pebbles.

History Study Group
2024-03-07 19:00 - 21:00 | via Zoom
Perilous Question:
Reform or Revolution? Britain on the Brink, 1832
by Antonia Fraser
Join us for “a narrative which at times reads like a political thriller.” The characters: Whig Lord Grey, the conservative Duke of Wellington, revolutionaries William Cobbett and Francis Place, in addition to regular people.
The setting: 1830s (title might have given that away). The action: violent urban and agricultural riots.
I won’t spoil the ending, I’ll let you read the work and collect your own opinions. Goodreads reviews differ vastly so the discussion is sure to be an interesting one. You tell me: are we reading a detailed history or a collection of gossip columns?
We are reading the entire book for March.
Emily

Philosophy Study Group
2024-03-13 19:00 - 21:00 | via Zoom
We will finish discussing the book Thought: A Very Short Introduction by Tim Bayne. A short introductory book on a broad topic can lead to some interesting disagreements with what the author covers and how he goes about it.
Added to this is the fact that, at this point, we know very little about thought or how the brain works except in mostly general terms. This can lead to some interesting discussions. If you’re as confused as everyone else but have lots of opinions anyway, you should come and join the rest of us who are in the same boat. Maybe we can get enough people rowing in the same direction that we can get somewhere. Hopefully not smashed into the dock.
Curt

Minnesota's Carnegie Libraries After 100 Years.
2024-03-23 10:30 - 12:00 | Shoreview Library, 4560 Victoria St N, Shoreview, MN, 55126
In the early 1900s, Andrew Carnegie funded the construction of over 1600 libraries in this country, 66 of which were in Minnesota. The first half of the talk will describe the Carnegie library program and its impact on Minnesota; the second half will assess the extent to which the libraries have survived after more than a century.
We will touch on themes of philanthropy, architecture, accessibility, historic preservation, and of course, the importance of libraries in American society. Particular attention will be paid to how a Carnegie library has to be transformed so that it can continue to serve the community. Illustrated by historic and contemporary photos from around the state.
Greg Gaut is emeritus faculty at Saint Mary’s University in Winona, where he taught European and Russian history. Since 2012, he has worked as a historic preservation consultant. He and his wife, Marsha Neff, are regular contributors to Minnesota History, and two of their articles won the David Gebhard Award for the best article on Minnesota’s built environment. A lover of libraries, he has published Laird’s Legacy: A History of the Winona Public Library and Reinventing the People’s Library, a history of St. Paul’s Arlington Hills Public Library. The latter, a Carnegie library, is now the East Side Freedom Library. He is working on a book about the Minnesota home front during World War I. One result of this research, the article “Hardware Store Sedition: The Case of Charles W. Anding,” won the Solon J. Buck Award for the best article in Minnesota History for 2020.

History Study Group
2024-04-03 19:00 - 21:00 | via Zoom
The Wager:
A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
Ready for an extreme version of “he said” “HE said”! The British ship Wager left England in 1740 on a secret mission but did not accomplish its goal. Instead multiple groups of shipwreck survivors turn up in 1742 with differing stories of their experiences, leading to accusations of treachery and murder.
You want to know more don’t you? Grab your copy of this book now (it is quite popular) and join us. In addition to being a good subject, the writing makes it even better (so say the reviews). This is one court martial that you will want to check out.
We are reading the entire book for the April meeting.
Emily

Pot Luck!
2024-04-06 11:00 - 15:00 | Nokomis Square Cooperative, 5015 35th Avenue South, Minneapolis
Members & Friends
You’re Invited!!
Early last November MISF held a social event (no program) for conversation and community building –getting better acquainted outside our regular meetings. It was quite a success, so we’re DOING IT AGAIN !
For those who came last time, it’s at the same place.
Please enter from the 36th Ave side of the building; the parking is closer and roomier..
Press the button on the “Party Room Intercom” speaker beside the security log-in panel to gain entry
Yes, it’s a pot luck, so Show Off!

Philosophy Study Group
2024-04-17 19:00 - 21:00 | via Zoom
Note that this is the third Wednesday of the month, not the second Wednesday, our usual meeting day. We are starting a new book, An Aristotelian Account of Induction: Creating Something from Nothing by Louis Groarke, part of the McGill-Queen’s Studies in the History of Ideas.
A new paperback will cost you around $38 and there is no ebook. For our first meeting we will discuss chapters 1 and 2.
Since it might be a little harder than usual to get a copy of this book, you might end up waiting. If so, and since the first two chapters are largely an introduction and a discussion of the historical background, we have listed some alternative readings below that you can do while you’re waiting. However, most commentaries talk about “the problem of induction,” and the thesis of this book is that it’s a problem largely because we have strayed from what Aristotle understood as induction. So, if you follow this route, you should also read something about induction according to Aristotle, which, unfortunately, is a little harder to find, so we have included some articles by a philosopher who is sympathetic to Groarke’s thesis. While we would prefer that you read both chapters of Groarke, we are giving you the option of skipping chapter 2 altogether if you would prefer to read these or some other sources.
This topic reaches into the very heart of philosophy. Every self-respecting member of this group should be so excited to get started on this book that it has given us some concern about how an over-reaction could effect your mental health. So just relax, get a grip on yourself, and dig in.
Curt
Suggested online articles on philosophical induction.
This is a short discussion of general philosophical induction, not including Aristotle
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Induction_(philosophy)
Wikipedia has a general article on philosophical induction, but Aristotle is only briefly mentioned.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inductive_reasoning
This is a longer, more detailed article on philosophical (and other types of) induction. Aristotle’s induction is discussed in a section on “historical genesis.”
https://www.encyclopedia.com/science-and-technology/computers-and-electr…
If you really want to understand the problem of induction, these two articles are long, detailed, and technical.
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/induction-problem/
https://iep.utm.edu/problem-of-induction/
The following articles are about Aristotelian induction, courtesy of Milo Schield, a member of our group who suggested the book. They are all by John McCaskey who generally agrees with Groarke’s position.
* Myths in the history of Induction PowerPoint 2013,
www.johnmccaskey.com/history-of-induction/
* When Induction was about Concepts 2011 (Draft)
www.johnmccaskey.com/joomla/images/for-download/PittVolume.pdf
* Professor Higgins’ Philosophy of Science: Why Can’t Induction be More Like Deduction? (Draft)
www.johnmccaskey.com/joomla/images/for-download/Higgins.pdf
* History of the Relationship between Concepts and Induction 2010 PowerPoint
www.johnmccaskey.com/joomla/images/for-download/SwansAndRavens.ppsx
* Whence the Uniformity Principle 2010 Abstract PowerPoint
www.johnmccaskey.com/joomla/images/for-download/WhenceUniformityAtHOPOS….
* Bacon’s Idols and Harvey’s Eggs 2010 Abstract PowerPoint
www.johnmccaskey.com/joomla/images/for-download/BaconAndEggsAtHOPOS.ppsx
* Freeing Aristotelian Epagôgê from Prior Analytics II 23. Apeiron, December, 2007, pp. 345–74.
www.johnmccaskey.com/joomla/images/for-download/FreeingAristotelianEpago…
* PhD Thesis (2006): Regula socratis : the rediscovery of ancient induction in early modern England. Abstract
www.johnmccaskey.com/joomla/images/for-download/Dissertation.pdf
* Induction and Concept-Formation in Francis Bacon and William Whewell 2004
www.johnmccaskey.com/joomla/images/for-download/InductionAndConceptsInBa…
Disclaimer: I have not read all of these articles, so I am not offering recommendations for any particular ones. Good luck.

Futures Study Group
2024-04-20 19:00 - 21:00 | via Zoom
The Future of plant based and cultured meat Homework:
1) visit local grocery chains such as Cub and Lunds/Byerlys and look in the freezer and dairy areas for alt meat (plant based meals, milk and frozen desserts.
2 Internet search for vegan/vegetarian restaurants in the TCMA and for other restaurants that offer vegan or vegetarian items
3) review Rethinking Food and Agriculture 2020-2030 (free download at https://www.rethinkx.com/food-and-agriculture )
This meetup will follow on the introductory area of energy and fermentation which is projected to impact on the entire structure of agriculture from seeds, production, processing and markets
There will be a short introduction to the evolution of veg burgers, etc. from Morningstar in 1975 to today, and some data on the increase in products. One interesting stat: vegetarian dairy products increased in sales while conventional dairy has seen a decrease.
Discussion on the future of plant and cultured meat

Philosophy Study Group
2024-04-25 19:00 - 21:00 | via Zoom
For this meeting we will discuss the topic of “Power and Discourse” by reading three short and very accessible articles which can be found online.
Powercube
https://www.powercube.net/analyse-power/
Okay, this is not really an article, but it serves the purpose of a good introduction to non-coercive power. Go down to the bottom of the list under “In this
section” and click on “Other approaches to power” and read the series of pages that follow.
Michel Foucault: Discourse
Rachel Adams
https://criticallegalthinking.com/2017/11/17/michel-foucault-discourse/
A very short, very good explanation of one of Foucault’s basic ideas.
Discourse, Power and Symbolic Elites
Teun A. van Dijk
https://discourses.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Teun-A.-van-Dijk-2012-Discourse-power-and-symbolic-elites.pdf
Published by Barcelona Metropolis Magazine, 2010, under a Creative Commons license. That means we can use it.
You may, of course, read whatever else you choose on the topic, as well as use your knowledge of the subject in general. The only thing you’re not allowed to do is use any of your skill with non-coercive power to manipulate the group. That’s the exclusive prerogative of the organizer. (And I’ll bet you never suspected.)

Building Community Food Webs
2024-04-27 10:30 - 12:00 | Shoreview Library, 4560 Victoria St N, Shoreview, MN, 55126
Ken Meter’s book Building Community Food Webs (Island Press, 2021) harvests insights from several decades of work in communities across the US who are grappling with how to create healthier, more localized food systems.
The book begins with an overview showing how the US food system has extracted wealth from rural and urban areas, and then goes on to highlight 8 community efforts in Montana, Hawai’i, Arizona, Indiana, Ohio, Colorado, and Minnesota that have mounted robust community foods initiatives, showing what elements have contributed to each success. Ken’s research and writing have been carried out independently, with no institutional support.
Ken Meter is one of the most experienced food system analysts in the U.S., integrating market analysis, business development, systems thinking, and social concerns. Meter holds 53 years of experience in inner-city and rural community capacity building. His local economic analyses have promoted local food networks in 144 regions in 41 states, 2 provinces, and 4 tribal nations. He developed a $9.85-milllion plan for local food investment for the state of South Carolina, and completed similar studies for New Mexico, New Hampshire, Hawai‘i, Alaska, Mississippi, Indiana, Ohio, and Minnesota. He developed strategic regional food plans for nearly 20 regions across the U.S. Meter consulted with the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service and Colorado State University as one of 14 co-authors of a toolkit for measuring economic impacts of local food development. He is one of 3 co-editors of Sustainable Food System Assessment: Lessons from Global Practice, published by Routledge (UK) in 2019. He is a native Minnesotan.

History Study Group
2024-05-02 19:00 - 21:00 | via Zoom
We will be reading and discussing Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe.
Jean McConville, a thirty-eight-year-old mother of ten, was dragged from her Belfast home in December of 1972, never to be seen alive again. A climate of fear and paranoia meant no one would speak of it, even though everyone knew who did it.
Modern history, crime, Northern Ireland. Join us for this discussion in areas we have not before ventured! Read as much of the book as you wish, we will take you even if you don’t finish it all. We are reading the entire book for May.

History Study Group
2024-05-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Curran’s Restaurant, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
Our new book is The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings (2014) by Lars Brownworth. This book can be purchased in paperback for around $14, but an ebook is only $5. For the 21st we will read through the first part, “The Raiders.” Since this may be confusing for some readers, we want to make it clear that this book is not about The Raiders; it is about The Vikings. The former are a West Coast bunch that couldn’t even raise a billion for a new home. And our boys…well, let’s just say, “Go Vikings!”

Philosophy Study Group
2024-05-08 07:00 - 21:00 | via Zoom
We will continue our discussion of the book, An Aristotelian Account of Induction: Creating Something from Nothing by Louis Groarke, by reading chapter 3. In this chapter, the author, having finished his survey and critique of concepts of induction falling between Aristotle and contemporary philosophy, starts to dig deeper into what Aristotle regarded as inductive reasoning. We are hoping that reading this will induce you to reason seriously about coming to our meeting so that we can induct you into our membership. Deductively, it’s a no-brainer.

Poetry Day
2024-05-25 10:30 - 12:00
Joseph A. Amato will read poems about place (Detroit, Southwest Minnesota, and Sicily), family, memory, aging, death, and hope and gratitude. They will be drawn from some of his published books, Buoyancies: The Ballast Master’s Log, My Three Sicilies Poems, Stories, and Essays and Trinity of Hope, plus poems published in Sicilian and Italian-American and other publications An Open Mic will follow the program.,

History Study Group
2024-06-06 19:00 - 21:00 | via Zoom
We will be reading and discussing If a Pirate I Must Be: The True Story of Black Bart, “King of the Caribbean Pirates” by Richard Sellers
How much did the pirate pay for his peg and hook? An arm and a leg!
Bartholomew Roberts, aka Black Bart, a great Caribbean pirate. Drinking tea instead of rum, banning women and gambling, he never made his prisoners walk the plank. Evidently there are many more interesting facts to discover, so say the reviews!
Read what you can and join us for a jolly good time. It is sure to be a discussion unlike any we’ve had before. Until then watch out for pirate ships; they’re assailing vessels.

Philosophy Study Group
2024-06-12 19:00 - 21:00 | via Zoom
The MISF Philosophy Study Group plans to have its next meeting on Wednesday, June 12, at 7:00 pm via Zoom. We will be continuing our discussion of the book An Aristotelian Account of Induction: Creating Something from Nothing by Louis Groarke, by reading chapters 4 and 5. Who thought induction could be so complicated? And so much fun!

Can understanding of urban ecosystems improve our odds?
2024-06-22 10:30 - 12:00 | Shoreview Library, 4560 Victoria St N, Shoreview, MN, 55126
Following many centuries of mostly agrarian lives, more than half of the people on our planet now live in cities. Early industrial cities were a mess, choked with smog, filthy water, large epidemics, to the point that lifespans around 1900 were shorter for folks living in cities than the countryside.
This talk examines the progress we’ve made, and some ideas for future progress, illustrated in part by Larry Baker’s own research. We’ll continue this vein with a structured discussion to dive deeper on the topic of “improving our odds” for the livability of cities in the future
Most of Larry’s career was in academia. His research applied his hybrid education in environmental engineering and ecology to the study of applied biogeochemistry, with a focus on human ecosystems – cities and farms. He generally focuses on water quality, seeking practical solutions from a biogeochemical perspective, often working in Pasteur’s quadrant, combining practice and theory. Recent projects have focused on nutrient flows in urban stormwater, agricultural P balances, urban road salt management, and water policy. He often collaborates with scholars, ranging from social sciences to animal and crop science to civil engineering. Now retired, he is an embryonic novelist, working on a historical fiction about the early Puebloans in the “Basketmaker era” and serves as a board member of the DFL Environmental Caucus

Philosophy Study Group
2024-07-10 19:00 - 21:00 | via Zoom
For this meeting we will discuss chapters 6 and 7 of the book, An Aristotelian Account of Induction: Creating Something from Nothing, by Louis Groarke. For those who might need a little persuading to attend, I have put together a notable argument:
All books about Aristotle are delightful. This is a book about Aristotle. Therefore, this book is delightful. If that doesn’t work for you, I have a whole boatload of other syllogisms that might.
Curt
