This is from the extraordinary meeting of Sunday 13 November 1988. It began with Mr Adie asking: “How do we understand “evolution”, in a wider sense?” One man replied: “Mr […]
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Month: July 2018
Remembering George Adie in the Present
Mr Adie died on 29 July 1989. I have prepared what I think of as some special material for the 29th itself. It seems to me that this year, at […]
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George Adie on Being Present to Feeling (17 November 1988)
I have taken this short exchange from mid-way through the meeting of Thursday 17 November 1988. I will transcribe Mr Adie’s reply, then make some brief comments. A rather intense […]
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George Adie on Impressions (11 October 1983, Part IV)
The final exchange was, I believe, a significant one. The Exchange The question was from Alice, a very shy woman, who said: “I have as my current aim to try and […]
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George Adie on Talking (Tuesday 11 October 1983, Part III)
This continues the report of the meeting of Tuesday 11 October1983. The next question was from Molly, a lady who had long been struggling with unnecessary talking. She said of […]
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George Adie on Buffers (Tuesday 11 October 1983, Part II)
The next question was from Mario. He said that he wanted to see his buffers. This is a very important topic, and Mr Adie’s answer was rather full, so this […]
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George Adie: Distinguishing an Aim from a Plan (Tuesday 11 October 1983, Pt I)
This was another very strong meeting. It is hard to express the almost psychic way that Mr Adie could deal with questions in groups. That is one feature of this […]
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J.H. Newman, Rise and Progress of Universities (Part II)
Chapter VII of Newman’s Rise and Progress of Universities is titled “Athenian Schools: Influence.” This entire post is devoted to it, because Newman makes the invaluable point that we need virtue […]
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