Victor Nuovo
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Victor Nuovo: Like everyone, I ask, “What does it all mean?”
What is the meaning of life? I will consider answers to this question in a new series of essays.
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Local sweethearts enter tenth decade — together
If you’re lucky, you’ll spot Victor and Betty Nuovo just about any morning, walking hand-in-hand along Main and/or Weybridge streets.
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Victor Nuovo: U.S. confronts Political Realism
Political Realism is a theory of government whose special concern is with the immoral forces endemic to all governments, which are stubborn and persistent obstacles to justice.
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Victor Nuovo: The meaning of it all
This essay concludes my current series of essays, and, as is fitting, I finish with a conclusion.
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Victor Nuovo: Rawls considered equal treatment for all
I will conclude this series of essays on the life of the mind in America with a brief account of “A Theory of Justice” by American philosopher John…
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Victor Nuovo: MLK went beyond civil rights
39th in a series Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968), MLK, did not only theorize about social ethics, he embodied it, and gave his life for it. The fundamental…
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Victor Nuovo: MLK went beyond civil rights
39th in a seriesMartin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968), MLK, did not only theorize about social ethics, he embodied it, and gave his life for it. The fundamental truth…
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Victor Nuovo: Niebuhr described human paradox
38th in a seriesReinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971) situated himself in the tradition of social ethics created by Jane Addams, as did John Dewey; his affinity with her was greater…
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Victor Nuovo: Children need citizenship tools
37th in a seriesJohn Dewey (1859–1952) was one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century. Vermonters should take special notice, for Dewey was a native son.…
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Victor Nuovo: Santayana tries to explain ‘beauty’
36th in a series“The Sense of Beauty” is the title of a book written by George Santayana. It was his first book, published in 1896. It is a…