Welcome to the home page of William Asbury Wisdom. As of today (2/15/2006) there are two kinds of material here: Stories and Articles. The latter might be of more interest to people especially interested in critical thinking and related issues, the former to people more interested in Bill. The author invites rational responses to any of this material at: "wawisdom at temple dot edu"


STORIES

These are stories written by William A. Wisdom about incidents that happened to him or those around him. He mentions "Fritzi" in a few of them; she is his wife. All stories are Copyright (©) William A. Wisdom in the year indicated in the story.
New as of 4/1/2006
ADDRESS TO THE HAVERFORD TOWNSHIP SCHOOL BOARD
Modified 4/5/2006
SUPERMAN MEETS THE BLUE BELL POLICE
Modified 4/15/2006
ROBERT AND THE USE-MENTION DISTINCTION
THE LIPS THAT TOUCH MOONSHINE...
OUR MEETING WITH UNCLE CHARLIE OSBORNE (AND A DOSE OF COUNTRY HUMOR AT OUR EXPENSE)
THE HEALING POWER OF MUSIC
IT'S A MIRACLE!!
TALES MY PARENTS TOLD ME
WALTER'S COSMIC ENERGY INTENSIFIER
I'M NOT TOO OLD TO DRIVE...
WHY I'M NOT A CERTIFIED PSYCHIC
THE GIANT OF PIERCE, IDAHO
"ASHES TO ASHES..."
Modified 4/23/2006
PRETTY NAILS, INC.
MY INTRODUCTION TO EXOTIC ETHNIC CUISINE
DOING TIME FOR THE PANTHERS
PORTRAIT OF THE YOUNG MAN AS A CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR
WHY STUDY FORMAL LOGIC?
WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T TOUCH IT!
"GIMME THAT OLD TIME RELIGION"
THE ABORTIVE PEOPLE'S REVOLUTION OF MAY SECOND (1954)
Modified 4/28/2006
"MIRROR, MIRROR, ON THE WALL...."
YOU WANT CRABBY?  I'LL GIVE YOU CRABBY!
WHO YOU LOOKIN' AT?!
ONE GIANT STEP FOR A MAN . . .
HARLEM DAYS: MY TRIP UPTOWN
 
New as of 1/1/2008
A JEW AND I SERVE CHRIST THE LORD (AND THE POPE)




ARTICLES

All articles are Copyright (©) 2003, William A. Wisdom unless noted in the actual document.
New as of 2/4/2004
NOTES ON THE EARLY HISTORY OF SKEPTICISM

Extensively modified 6/23/2006
ON THE OBJECTIVE REALITY OF MATHEMATICAL ENTITIES
Extensively modified 1/1/2008
IS TIME TRAVEL POSSIBLE?
ANSELM'S ARGUMENTS FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
THE SKEPTIC AS EXPERT WITNESS IN THE CASE AGAINST THE FAITH HEALERS
THE POLICE USE OF PSYCHICS: A PhACT STUDY
WHAT JESUS TAUGHT
WHY I AM [OR AM NOT] A . . .
SOLIPSISM: WHAT CAN WE SAY ABOUT IT?
ON THE INFINITE
ABDUCTION THROUGH SOLID WALLS?
FREE WILL, DETERMINISM, AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITY
HUME ON MIRACLES
ETHICS AND THE WILL OF GOD
THE PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATION FOR CRITICAL THINKING (PHACT) AND THE FREETHOUGHT SOCIETY OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA (FSGP): A COMPARISON
SKEPTICISM AND THE JUSTIFICATION OF BELIEF