http://www.societyfoundation.com Art In All Its Forms Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:36:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en EAST OF EDEN New Works by Mercedes Helnwein Opening Reception: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 8-11pm Hosted by Jason Lee MERRY KARNOWSKY GALLERY 170 S. La Brea Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90036 tel: 323-933-4408 email: mkgallery@att.net www.mercedeshelnwein.com www.mkgallery.com http://www.societyfoundation.com/discover-la/events/62/east-of-eden-new-works-by-mercedes-helnwein/ On September 10th, 2009 POVevolving Gallery will open a wonderful exhibition of original prints by Los Angeles based artist A. Conway Hubbard. The show, hosted by Actor / DJ Danny Masterson, marks the artist's first adventure into the world of drypoint intaglio printing. The included works are the first that the artist ... http://www.societyfoundation.com/uncategorized/57/a-conway-hubbard-povevolving-gallery/ I heartily accept the motto, "That government is best which governs least"; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which also I believe — "That government is best which governs not at all"; and when men ... http://www.societyfoundation.com/share-the-knowledge/54/on-the-duty-of-civil-disobedience-by-henry-david-thoreau/ We're upgrading SocietyFoundation.com to newer software and a better hosting partner this week. Some things may be broken for a few days, but all is well. http://www.societyfoundation.com/society-foundation/web-site/52/site-upgrade/ Their ineptitude came from helplessness, not malice. (p.40 – Rearden’s family) He never sought any loans, bonds, subsidies, land grants or legislative favors from the government. He obtained money from the men who owned it, going from door to door - from the mahogany doors of bankers to the clapboard doors of ... http://www.societyfoundation.com/share-the-knowledge/49/atlas-shrugged-by-ayn-rand-selected-quotations/ Is he not a man of complete virtue, who feels no discomposure though men may take no note of him? The Master said, "To rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be reverent attention to business, and sincerity; economy in expenditure, and love for men; and the employment of ... http://www.societyfoundation.com/share-the-knowledge/quotes/48/selected-sayings-of-confucius/ Society Foundation Films Discussion Forum is now Open. http://www.societyfoundation.com/flashes/47/47/ Ethics: The Three Systems 1. The Ethics of Buddha and Jesus: • All men are equally precious. • Resists evil only by returning good. • Identifies virtues with love. • Inclines in politics toward unlimited Democracy. 2. The Ethics of Macchiavelli and Nietzsche: • Accepts the inequality of men. • Relishes the risk of combat and conquest and rule. • Identifies virtue with power. • Exalts a hereditary aristocracy. 3. The Ethics ... http://www.societyfoundation.com/share-the-knowledge/45/the-three-systems-of-ethics-and-its-reconciliation/ This is our creed, this is what we stand for: Sometime a kind of glory lights up the mind of a man. It happens nearly to everyone. You can feel it growing or preparing like a fuse burning toward dynamite. It is a feeling in the stomach, a delight of the ... http://www.societyfoundation.com/by-the-pen/43/society-foundations-creed/ "There is only one goodness, it is knowledge. There is only one evil, it is ignorance". These were the words of Socrates and they are as true today as the day they were first spoken. Promoting the "Pleasure of Life-Long Learning" is the motto of The Teaching Company , an ... http://www.societyfoundation.com/society-foundation/42/the-pleasure-of-knowledge/