tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post2689412373597946010..comments2024-03-26T01:52:45.563-07:00Comments on Fred's Place: Loren Eiseley: September 3, 1907--July 9, 1977Fredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-28849006171380879202017-07-05T11:33:19.547-07:002017-07-05T11:33:19.547-07:00James,
I thought _Darwin's Century_ was a fas...James,<br /><br />I thought _Darwin's Century_ was a fascinating account of what went on at that time. So many of those people were unknown to me. It was an exciting period. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-22409780024093559432017-07-05T11:11:11.524-07:002017-07-05T11:11:11.524-07:00The Immense Journey is one of my favorites along w...<i>The Immense Journey</i> is one of my favorites along with <i>Darwin's Century</i>. His prose is beautiful and I learn as I read his work. He is one of the reasons, along with my college professor, David Lindberg, that I love the history of science.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-43971994179081750432010-09-05T04:06:42.505-07:002010-09-05T04:06:42.505-07:00Fred,
I missed that post when I was out of...Fred,<br /><br /> I missed that post when I was out of town. Now I REALLY have to read Earth Abides!Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-46868715229262654122010-09-04T21:13:49.256-07:002010-09-04T21:13:49.256-07:00Cheryl,
Oops...that's No. 14 on the list. Go...Cheryl,<br /><br />Oops...that's No. 14 on the list. Got 15 on my mind for some reason.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-41190875545847187292010-09-04T21:12:05.907-07:002010-09-04T21:12:05.907-07:00Cheryl,
I shall try.
If you go to the post abou...Cheryl,<br /><br />I shall try. <br /><br />If you go to the post about my 15 favorite SF novels, check out No. 15 on the list.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-90394250126854652092010-09-04T17:45:01.237-07:002010-09-04T17:45:01.237-07:00This also reminds me of a verse from Ecclesiastes:...This also reminds me of a verse from Ecclesiastes: "One generation passes away, and another generation comes; but the earth abides forever."<br /><br />Earth Abides was the name of a SF novel, too. ( I haven't read it, though. Now I want to.) Here's a Wikipedia link for it:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Abides<br /><br />Boy, Fred. You've really added to my "to be read" pile, LOL. Keep up the good work. ;)Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-65812620947249536952010-09-04T08:32:31.732-07:002010-09-04T08:32:31.732-07:00Cheryl,
Eiseley is an excellent writer. He also ...Cheryl,<br /><br />Eiseley is an excellent writer. He also is a poet. I have one or two of his books of poetry. <br /><br />Eiseley is one of the first writers that I encountered who had gotten beyond the species chauvinism that is still so prevalent today.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-61076458615561594552010-09-04T05:47:13.002-07:002010-09-04T05:47:13.002-07:00"We cannot know all that has happened in the ..."We cannot know all that has happened in the past, or the reason for all of these events, any more than we can with surety discern what lies ahead. We have joined the caravan, you might say, at a certain point; we will travel as far as we can, but we cannot in one lifetime see all that we would like to see or learn all that we hunger to know."<br /><br />Very poetic. I like the image of the caravan. It gives me comfort knowing that - barring some earth-destroying event - life will go on long after I'm gone.Cherylnoreply@blogger.com