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Recent content by Gratiaetnatura

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    How long do your special interests last?

    Philosophy, of course, since I'm a philosophy professor. I'm also interested in the heart and cardiology--that is a long-term interest I've had since childhood. Other interests include theology, science, history, politics, horror fiction, and creative writing.
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    How long do your special interests last?

    That is one of my interests--I was fascinated to know that the Roman Empire continued until 1453 (1461 if you count the last Roman territory lost to the Turks after the 1453 fall of Constantinople). Scholars in the West have a hard time calling it the "Roman Empire," though they do not make an...
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    What are your obsessions?

    I have many obsessions--the Eastern Roman Empire from the fall of the West to 1453, ghosts, horror fiction and movies. I'm obsessed with death, probably since I had a fraternal twin brother who died two hours after birth. My biggest obsession is the heart--I have always been fascinated by its...
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    I come off as threatening in school. What should I do?

    Cursing in school was not the proper response, but in opposition to many of the replies, I believe the teacher's and student's reactions were overblown and reflect the extreme oversensitivity and political correctness that is destroying academic life (I speak as a university philosophy...
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    Introducing Myself

    Thanks for the welcome. You're right--we're not odd! I agree with the caption under your photo, too. Good to meet you.
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    Introducing Myself

    Hi, I am a philosophy professor and creative writer in North Carolina (originally from Tennessee). I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome as an adult in my forties, and that made sense of much of my behavior: awkwardness around people, being overly blunt, having obsessive interests, disdaining...
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