Blithe Spirit

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - REFERENCE FRAME Chemistry : Blithe Sibling of Physics

As a physical chemist or chemical physicist, I've often had to react to uncomprehending or unkind re­ marks about chemistry delivered by physicists_ Typical of such remarks are "A diatomic molecule has one atom too many" and "A topic is dead when it has been turned over to the chemists." Both those dicta are attributed to Arthur Schawlow. Coming from him, though, such comments seem incon­ gruou...

Nature and Spirit

Hegel's goal in his philosophy of subjective spirit is an empirically sensitive yet basically a priori science of mind. That sounds oxymoronic: How can a discipline be at once a priori and empirically sensitive? Here the elaborate structure of the Hegelian system serves a clear purpose. We have, first of all, the logic—the a priori element in all thought. The system's following two parts, the p...

The Spirit of Teaching

Mind and Spirit

Tending to the spirit.

Editor's note: At this year's Catholic Health Assembly in San Diego, two highly regarded professionals who are deeply committed to fostering holistic approaches to health and health care are scheduled to take the stage. Rose Shandrow, system director of Spiritual Care Services at Franciscan Health System in Tacoma, Wash., is being honored by CHA this year with a mid-career award for outstanding...