HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN?
Armed with a microphone, an open mind and the thoughts and feelings of millions of Americans, Jack Weinstein is doing something truly (un)conventional
Michael Thomas
Issue date: 1/16/09 Section: News
"I think therefore I am."
When you think of the philosophical greats, you think of Rene Descartes, Socrates, Marx, Nietzsche, Thoreau, Emerson, Confucius, Locke, Hobbes, and Plato; add to that list, Jack Russell Weinstein (who oddly enough shares a name with another famous philosopher).
For years, the New York native has been spreading the power and the magic of thought to students (and anyone who will listen) around the world.
But for Jack, that wasn't enough.
The last several years of his life have been devoted to the proliferation of philosophical expression and reasoning to college students. While eager to learn and open to new ideas, Jack is seeking to broaden his horizon beyond his Generation Y following. Just 39 years old, Jack has spent a lifetime giving students the avenue to express themselves and talk openly about topics ranging from current events to prevalent philosophical ideals dating to the early years of modern man.
It's the most modern of man, however, that the University of North Dakota associate professor of philosophy and religion plans on tackling next.
Enter the Institute for Philosophy in Public Life-Jack's next big move in empowering people to think and to express themselves.
"I have always had very mixed emotions about the insular nature of philosophy," he said. "I love philosophy but I have always loved talking with the general public and talking with students and people in the community … I want to present philosophy in an interesting and exciting way so that people can still see that it is an interesting and relevant subject."
It's for that reason that Jack Weinstein has created a new institute on the UND campus to not only serve the college core, but also to expand that message to the masses.
"My whole career and life has been focused on the expansion of thought and allowing people to think and presenting ideas for everyone in everyday life."
On the airwaves
After garnering a five-year grant, the institute will offer a monthly call-in radio program (the first on Feb. 8 and the second Sunday of every month after that) that will be broadcast on Prairie Public Radio as well as several film series, presentations and fellowships.
When you think of the philosophical greats, you think of Rene Descartes, Socrates, Marx, Nietzsche, Thoreau, Emerson, Confucius, Locke, Hobbes, and Plato; add to that list, Jack Russell Weinstein (who oddly enough shares a name with another famous philosopher).
For years, the New York native has been spreading the power and the magic of thought to students (and anyone who will listen) around the world.
But for Jack, that wasn't enough.
The last several years of his life have been devoted to the proliferation of philosophical expression and reasoning to college students. While eager to learn and open to new ideas, Jack is seeking to broaden his horizon beyond his Generation Y following. Just 39 years old, Jack has spent a lifetime giving students the avenue to express themselves and talk openly about topics ranging from current events to prevalent philosophical ideals dating to the early years of modern man.
It's the most modern of man, however, that the University of North Dakota associate professor of philosophy and religion plans on tackling next.
Enter the Institute for Philosophy in Public Life-Jack's next big move in empowering people to think and to express themselves.
"I have always had very mixed emotions about the insular nature of philosophy," he said. "I love philosophy but I have always loved talking with the general public and talking with students and people in the community … I want to present philosophy in an interesting and exciting way so that people can still see that it is an interesting and relevant subject."
It's for that reason that Jack Weinstein has created a new institute on the UND campus to not only serve the college core, but also to expand that message to the masses.
"My whole career and life has been focused on the expansion of thought and allowing people to think and presenting ideas for everyone in everyday life."
On the airwaves
After garnering a five-year grant, the institute will offer a monthly call-in radio program (the first on Feb. 8 and the second Sunday of every month after that) that will be broadcast on Prairie Public Radio as well as several film series, presentations and fellowships.
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