Yes, the United States Department of the Treasury has a Conscience Fund. The fund was started in 1811 when the Treasury received $5 from an anonymous donor who wanted to make restitution for some undisclosed deed. The name of the fund came from a letter received by the Treasury during the Civil War from a former quartermaster in the Army.… Read more
Month: July 2020
The Times They [Still] Are A-Changin’
Every July there is a two-week international guitar festival here in Córdoba. I think that is because Córdoba claims some credit for the first classical guitar being made here in the sixteenth century. Moreover, every year they seem to make a point of inviting some aged rock and roll star to put on a concert.… Read more
Kant’s cant
The Kant I am talking about is the German philosopher, Immanuel Kant (1724–1804); the “cant” I am referring to is, “hypocritical and sanctimonious talk” (Oxford English Dictionary). Kant was a very influential philosopher during the Age of Enlightenment and is probably best known for his moral philosophy captured in his Categorical Imperative as stated in his Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals.