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Shadows of apartment buildings reach across a man-made beach towards the surf line. Very little of the Belgian coast is not built up.
The simplicity of this image invites us to focus on the essence, the core, and the heart of a subject. It beckons us to peel back the layers, revealing a profound intricacy beneath the surface.
But simplicity is not a destination. It's a starting point—a canvas upon which we paint the hues of complexity that add depth, richness, and meaning to our existence.
I invite you to strip away the superfluous and trust in the innate beauty that emerges. In this delicate balance, photography reveals its true essence—an art form that stirs emotions, tells stories, and forges deep connections.
When I find scenes as this, my imagination runs wild trying to recreate the scene that led to this, perhaps a pick-up truck pulling up at 3 AM, two guys getting out and lifting the chair out of the truck bed, leaving it on the sidewalk and speeding off...
"The Philosopher" Met this guy along Market Street today. He told me, "The Pen is Mightier than The Pot…", as he posed with his pen and his unlit joint. I love this City!
This pinhole photograph was taken with the Thingyfy pinhole lens and my Nikon D850. The bust of Plato is in my collection and in this composition it sits on the "Complete Works of Plato". The inspiration for this photograph (especially the colour scheme, light and shade) was William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877) and his wonderful early photographs of the, "Bust of Patroclus". www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/266044
The modern philosopher and mathematician, A.N. Whitehead once said that all the Western philosophical tradition is but a footnote to Plato (428-348 BC). There is a strong argument that Plato is the greatest genius in human history, since he was the FIRST to synthesize all the fundamental questions of life. From first principles he thought up questions that had not even been conceived before. As a Platonist myself, I can only concur with these views.
plato.stanford.edu/entries/plato/
We do well to remember that Plato was also a disciple of Socrates, the philosophical gadfly who was made to drink hemlock for his beliefs which challenged the status quo of his day. To these thinkers philosophy was not an academic exercise, but the very stuff of life and spirituality itself. It was a sacred calling. It was a disciplined path of commitment to discovering Truth.
John Locke (pronounced /lɒk/; 29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704) was an English philosopher. Locke is considered the first of the British empiricists, but is equally important to social contract theory. His ideas had enormous influence on the development of epistemology and political philosophy, and he is widely regarded as one of the most influential Enlightenment thinkers, classical republicans, and contributors to liberal theory. His writings influenced Voltaire and Rousseau, many Scottish Enlightenment thinkers, as well as the American revolutionaries. This influence is reflected in the American Declaration of Independence.[2]
Locke's theory of mind is often cited as the origin for modern conceptions of identity and "the self", figuring prominently in the later works of philosophers such as David Hume, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Immanuel Kant. Locke was the first philosopher to define the self through a continuity of "consciousness". He also postulated that the mind was a "blank slate" or "tabula rasa"; that is, contrary to Cartesian or Christian philosophy, Locke maintained that people are born without innate ideas, and that knowledge is instead determined only by experience derived by sense perception.
Locke's father, who was also named John Locke, was a country lawyer and clerk to the Justices of the Peace in Chew Magna,[4] who had served as a captain of cavalry for the Parliamentarian forces during the early part of the English Civil War. His mother, Agnes Keene, was a tanner's daughter and reputed to be very beautiful. Both parents were Puritans. Locke was born on 29 August 1632, in a small thatched cottage by the church in Wrington, Somerset, about twelve miles from Bristol. He was baptized the same day. Soon after Locke's birth, the family moved to the market town of Pensford, about seven miles south of Bristol, where Locke grew up in a rural Tudor house in Belluton.
In 1647, Locke was sent to the prestigious Westminster School in London under the sponsorship of Alexander Popham, a member of Parliament and former commander of the younger Locke's father. After completing his studies there, he was admitted to Christ Church, Oxford. The dean of the college at the time was John Owen, vice-chancellor of the university. Although a capable student, Locke was irritated by the undergraduate curriculum of the time. He found the works of modern philosophers, such as René Descartes, more interesting than the classical material taught at the university. Through his friend Richard Lower, whom he knew from the Westminster School, Locke was introduced to medicine and the experimental philosophy being pursued at other universities and in the English Royal Society, of which he eventually became a member.
Locke was awarded a bachelor's degree in 1656 and a master's degree in 1658. He obtained a bachelor of medicine in 1674, having studied medicine extensively during his time at Oxford and worked with such noted scientists and thinkers as Robert Boyle, Thomas Willis, Robert Hooke and Richard Lower. In 1666, he met Lord Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, who had come to Oxford seeking treatment for a liver infection. Cooper was impressed with Locke and persuaded him to become part of his retinue.
Locke had been looking for a career and in 1667 moved into Shaftesbury's home at Exeter House in London, to serve as Lord Ashley's personal physician. In London, Locke resumed his medical studies under the tutelage of Thomas Sydenham. Sydenham had a major effect on Locke's natural philosophical thinking – an effect that would become evident in the An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.
Locke's medical knowledge was put to the test when Shaftesbury's liver infection became life-threatening. Locke coordinated the advice of several physicians and was probably instrumental in persuading Shaftesbury to undergo an operation (then life-threatening itself) to remove the cyst. Shaftesbury survived and prospered, crediting Locke with saving his life.
It was in Shaftesbury's household, during 1671, that the meeting took place, described in the Epistle to the reader of the Essay, which was the genesis of what would later become the Essay. Two extant Drafts still survive from this period. It was also during this time that Locke served as Secretary of the Board of Trade and Plantations and Secretary to the Lords and Proprietors of the Carolinas, helping to shape his ideas on international trade and economics.
Shaftesbury, as a founder of the Whig movement, exerted great influence on Locke's political ideas. Locke became involved in politics when Shaftesbury became Lord Chancellor in 1672. Following Shaftesbury's fall from favour in 1675, Locke spent some time travelling across France. He returned to England in 1679 when Shaftesbury's political fortunes took a brief positive turn. Around this time, most likely at Shaftesbury's prompting, Locke composed the bulk of the Two Treatises of Government. Locke wrote the Treatises to defend the Glorious Revolution of 1688, but also to counter the absolutist political philosophy of Sir Robert Filmer and Thomas Hobbes. Though Locke was associated with the influential Whigs, his ideas about natural rights and government are today considered quite revolutionary for that period in English history.
However, Locke fled to the Netherlands, Holland, in 1683, under strong suspicion of involvement in the Rye House Plot (though there is little evidence to suggest that he was directly involved in the scheme). In the Netherlands Locke had time to return to his writing, spending a great deal of time re-working the Essay and composing the Letter on Toleration. Locke did not return home until after the Glorious Revolution. Locke accompanied William of Orange's wife back to England in 1688. The bulk of Locke's publishing took place after his arrival back in England – his aforementioned Essay Concerning Human Understanding, the Two Treatises of Civil Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration all appearing in quick succession upon his return from exile.
Locke's close friend Lady Masham invited him to join her at the Mashams' country house in Essex. Although his time there was marked by variable health from asthma attacks, he nevertheless became an intellectual hero of the Whigs. During this period he discussed matters with such figures as John Dryden and Isaac Newton.
He died in 28 October 1704, and is buried in the churchyard of the village of High Laver,[5] east of Harlow in Essex, where he had lived in the household of Sir Francis Masham since 1691. Locke never married nor had children.
Events that happened during Locke's lifetime include the English Restoration, the Great Plague of London and the Great Fire of London. He did not quite see the Act of Union of 1707, though the thrones of England and Scotland were held in personal union throughout his lifetime. Constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy were in their infancy during Locke's time.
~Epicurus (Greek philosopher, BC 341-270)
You will be seeing a lot of chocolate and sweets shots the upcoming days.. I captured a few yesterday when I was at my in-laws.. my lovely sister-in-law (and friend) prepared all the chocolate they got from belgium the other day! she always prepare something nice for me to capture whenever I visit:)
Thank you A for all the help!
Happy Nifty Fifty Friday my friends:)
Explore# 71 yay:) thank you so much my friends!!
Philosopher’s stone, in Western alchemy, an unknown substance, also called “the tincture” or “the powder,” sought by alchemists for its supposed ability to transform base metals into precious ones, especially gold and silver. Alchemists also believed that an elixir of life could be derived from it. Inasmuch as alchemy was concerned with the perfection of the human soul, the philosopher’s stone was thought to cure illnesses, prolong life, and bring about spiritual revitalization.
The philosopher’s stone, variously described, was sometimes said to be a common substance, found everywhere but unrecognized and unappreciated. The quest for the stone encouraged alchemists from the Middle Ages to the end of the 17th century to examine in their laboratories numerous substances and their interactions. The quest thereby provided a body of knowledge that ultimately led to the sciences of chemistry, metallurgy, and pharmacology.
The process by which it was hoped common metals such as iron, lead, tin, and copper could be turned into the more valuable metals involved heating the base material in a characteristic pear-shaped glass crucible (called the vase of Hermes or the philosopher’s egg). Colour changes were carefully watched—black indicating the death of the old material preparatory to its revitalization; white, the colour required for change into silver; and red, the highest stage, the colour required for change into gold.
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "philosopher’s stone". Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May. 2024, www.britannica.com/topic/philosophers-stone. Accessed 19 May 2024.
This fellow – a mantis – visited our backyard for a couple of days before moving on. A very interesting guy :) See also [https://www.flickr.com/photos/111871926@N06/15329076699/]
This was a tricky one to edit, you'll have to squint to see shapes in the silhouette but I promise it is there. It's not all shadows, both physically and spiritually I guess.
It's crazy how many ties the Daisho-In Temple has with past emperors of Japan (namely Toba and Meiji, and even Prince Ninsuke) raising it's historical significance and religiously, it managed 12 sub-temples from Itsukushima which is a remarkable feat on paper.
To be honest, I don't know who this statue was made of, it doesn't help that there are over 500 statues on this lot so the websites didn't help much. The sun was shining bright with absolutely 0 clouds all day which made me think of a sunburst shot. The temples are too big and they were typically surrounded by trees so there were hardly any convenient spots to line up a shot. But the statues are smaller more distinct objects, very few of them actually being tall enough.
So as I said, I had to constantly readjust in editing to give even a small amount of light to the statue and any other illuminated items. Barely any saturation fixes needed to be made. On the other hand, there were naked trees that had yet to flower, so I didn't want that in focus either. Hopefully the shapes are still easily distinguishable. Again, squint if you can't see it, the sun is a powerful tool and obstacle.
Accessed by a walk through green, breathtaking Tarkine Rainforest and equally breath-challenging steel stairs, Philosophers Falls were probably the best vertical drop falls we encountered on our workshop.
the caption, at the bottom right of the left photo, reads:
"Partinico, September. Ignazio Buttitta recites "Portella delle ginestre" and "Turiddu Carnevale" at Castellaccio, the promontory overlooking Partinico. Among those who listen to him there is also Danilo Dolci, with his son Cielo. Bertrand Russel, La Pira, Abbot Pierre, and Guttuso sent Danilo Dolci messages of solidarity";
in the photo on the right, Danilo Dolci.
(Two original newspaper sheets of the time, preserved by Daphne Phelps, who hosted Danilo Dolci in Taormina; Cuseni House archive).
Danilo Dolci: Verso un mondo nuovo
la didascalia, in basso a destra della foto di sinistra recita:
“Partinico, settembre. Ignazio Buttitta recita "Portella delle ginestre" e "Turiddu Carnevale" al Castellaccio, il promontorio che sovrasta Partinico. Tra coloro che l'ascoltano c'è anche Danilo Dolci, con suo figlio Cielo. Bertrand Russel, La Pira, l'abate Pierre, e Guttuso hanno inviato a Danilo Dolci messaggi di solidarietà”;
nella foto di destra, Danilo Dolci.
(Due fogli di giornale originali dell'epoca, conservati da Daphne Phelps, che ospitò a Taormina Danilo Dolci; archivio Casa Cuseni).
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A story of Sicily: the Sicilian Gandhi (but he was not Sicilian ...).
This photographic story is connected, at least in part, with the previous one, whose link is represented by the nephew of the painter Robert Kitson, Miss Daphne Phelps: in life she was a psychiatric social worker (she collaborated with Anna Freud, daughter by Sigmund Freud), on the death of his uncle in 1948 he moved to Sicily to take care of Casa Cuseni, having inherited it: initially he wanted to sell it and then return to England, instead he ended up falling in love with Taormina and Sicily, deciding to stay there for the rest of his life. Daphne ran Casa Cuseni welcoming paying guests, there are many illustrious names of artists, writers, well-known personalities who have stayed there: Danilo Dolci was one of these guests, and it is precisely about him that I wish to speak. He was born in 1924 in Sesana (Trieste), after a somewhat eventful life, in 1952 he moved to Trappeto (between Palermo and Trapani), a country among the poorest and most disadvantaged in Italy: that same year the first of numerous fasts, going to bed and fasting in the bed of a child who died of malnutrition, a protest that will end only when the authorities undertake to build a sewer. Danilo Dolci continues with numerous initiatives, from the publication of a book ("Banditi a Partinico", which makes public opinion aware of the poor living conditions of western Sicily, to this book and many others will follow), to the "strike at reverses ”, when the workers went on strike, hundreds of unemployed began to work to reactivate an abandoned municipal road, an initiative that was then stopped by the police; Dolci also initiates an activity of denunciation of the mafia phenomenon and its relations with politics. There are numerous certificates of esteem and solidarity that he receives from important personalities from Italy and abroad, but despite this, for others Danilo Dolci is a dangerous subversive, to be hindered, denigrated, locked up in prison. Yet Dolci does not pose as a guru, boss, or teacher, his working method is based on the conviction that change is based on the involvement and direct participation of those concerned, his idea of progress enhances local culture and skills; he tries, working closely with the people and the most disadvantaged and oppressed groups of western Sicily, to free the dormant creativity in every person, calling this research "maieutic", a term coming from philosophy, precisely from Socratic maieutics: it is "the 'art of the midwife ", every educational act is to bring to light all the inner potentialities of the one who wants to learn, like a mother who wants to give birth to her own child from her womb, so no to notions imparted a priori, yes to help the student to bring their knowledge to light, using dialogue as a tool; however, Socratic maieutics is unidirectional, while in Danilo Dolci's "reciprocal maieutics", knowledge comes out of experience and its sharing, therefore it presupposes the reciprocity of communication. During meetings with farmers and fishermen, the idea was born to build the dam on the Jato River, which is important for the economic development of the area, but also to remove a powerful weapon in the hands of the mafia, an instrument of power which controlled the few available water resources; however the request for "water for all" will be heavily hindered, popular mobilizations and long fasts will be necessary to finally see the project realized: now the dam exists, and others have been built, thus modifying the lives of thousands of people, with the development of numerous companies and cooperatives. Among the many activities of Dolci, thanks to the contribution of international experts, the experience of the Mirto Educational Center, attended by hundreds of children, should be mentioned. Returning to Daphne Phelps and Casa Cuseni, here is a lithograph by Tono Zancanaro, dedicated to the birth of one of Danilo Dolci's daughters, but, among the most important, there is a correspondence between the pacifist philosopher Bertrand Russel and Daphne Phelps, in which the English thinker invited Robert Kitson's niece to participate in the gatherings of progressive intellectuals and literary and scientific personalities of the time, among them, besides Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre and Carlo Levi, there was Danilo Dolci, sociologist, educator, still recognized today as one of the most important figures of nonviolence worldwide.
post Scriptum:
- the images with Danilo Dolci come from the Casa Cuseni archive: they are cuttings from original periodicals, often full pages, from English newspapers, carefully preserved by Miss Daphne Phelp; these images were also taken by photographing some pages of James McNeish's book, "Fire under the ashes - The life of Danilo Dolci";
- the photographs taken in various countries of Sicily, are prior to the covid-19 pandemic;
- thanks to the surgeon colleague dr. Franco Spadaro and his kind wife, Mrs. Mimma Cundari, owners of Casa Cuseni (declared in 1998, Italian National Monument), for their hospitality and availability, having made the Danilo Dolci archive available to me.
Una storia di Sicilia: il Gandhi siciliano (ma siciliano non era…).
Questo racconto fotografico, è connesso, almeno in parte, con quello precedente, il cui anello di congiunzione è rappresentato dalla nipote del pittore Robert Kitson, la signorina Daphne Phelps: lei nella vita era una assistente sociale psichiatrica (lei collaborava con Anna Freud, figlia di Sigmund Freud), alla morte dello zio nel 1948 si trasferì in Sicilia per occuparsi di Casa Cuseni, avendola ereditata: inizialmente la voleva vendere per poi ritornarsene in Inghilterra, invece finì con l’innamorarsi di Taormina e della Sicilia, decidendo di restarvi per il resto della sua vita. Daphne gestiva Casa Cuseni accogliendo ospiti paganti, numerosi sono i nomi illustri di artisti, scrittori, note personalità che vi hanno alloggiato: Danilo Dolci è stato uno di questi ospiti, ed è proprio di lui che desidero parlare. Egli nasce nel 1924 a Sesana (Trieste), dopo una vita un po’ movimentata, nel 1952 si trasferisce a Trappeto (tra Palermo e Trapani), un paese tra i più poveri e disagiati d’Italia: quello stesso anno inizia il primo di numerosi digiuni, coricandosi e digiunando nel letto di un bimbo morto per denutrizione, protesta che terminerà solo quando le autorità si impegneranno a costruire una fogna. Danilo Dolci prosegue con numerose iniziative, dalla pubblicazione di un libro (“Banditi a Partinico”, che mette a conoscenza dell’opinione pubblica delle misere condizioni di vita della Sicilia occidentale, a questo libro poi ne seguiranno molti altri), allo “sciopero alla rovescia”, quando i lavoratori fecero sciopero, centinaia di disoccupati si misero a lavorare per riattivare una strada comunale abbandonata, iniziativa però poi fermata dalla polizia; Dolci avvia anche una attività di denuncia del fenomeno mafioso e dei suoi rapporti con la politica. Numerosi sono gli attestati di stima e solidarietà che egli riceve da importanti personalità provenienti dall’Italia e dall’estero, ma nonostante ciò per altri Danilo Dolci è un pericoloso sovversivo, da ostacolare, denigrare, chiudere in prigione. Eppure Dolci non si atteggia né a santone, capo, od un maestro, il suo metodo di lavoro è basato sulla convinzione che il cambiamento è basato sul coinvolgimento e diretta partecipazione degli interessati, la sua idea di progresso valorizza la cultura e le competenze locali; egli cerca, lavorando a stretto contatto con la gente e le fasce più disagiate ed oppresse della Sicilia occidentale, di liberare la creatività sopita in ogni persona, chiamando tale ricerca “maieutica”, termine proveniente dalla filosofia, precisamente dalla maieutica socratica: è “l’arte della levatrice”, ogni atto educativo è far venire alla luce tutte le potenzialità interiori di colui che vuole imparare, al pari di una madre che vuol far nascere la propria creatura dal suo grembo, quindi no a nozioni impartite a priori, si ad aiutare lo studente a portare alla luce la propria conoscenza, usando il dialogo come strumento; però, la maieutica socratica è unidirezionale, mentre nella “maieutica reciproca” di Danilo Dolci, la conoscenza viene fuori dall’esperienza e dalla sua condivisione, quindi presuppone la reciprocità della comunicazione. Nel corso di riunioni con contadini e pescatori, nasce l’idea di costruire la diga sul fiume Jato, importante per lo sviluppo economico della zona, ma anche togliere un’arma potente in mano alla mafia, che faceva del controllo delle poche risorse idriche disponibili uno strumento di potere, però la richiesta di “acqua per tutti” verrà pesantemente ostacolata, saranno necessarie le mobilitazioni popolari, lunghi digiuni, per vedere infine realizzato il progetto: ora la diga esiste, ed altre sono state poi realizzate, modificando in tal modo la vita di migliaia di persone, con lo svilupparsi di numerose aziende e cooperative. Da menzionare, tra le tante attività di Dolci, grazie al contributo di esperti internazionali, l’esperienza del Centro Educativo di Mirto, frequentato da centinaia di bambini. Ritornando a Daphne Phelps e Casa Cuseni, qui è presente una litografia di Tono Zancanaro, dedicata alla nascita di una delle figlie di Danilo Dolci, ma, cosa tra le più importanti, esiste un carteggio tra il filosofo pacifista Bertrand Russel e Daphne Phelps, nel quale il pensatore inglese invitava la nipote di Robert Kitson a partecipare ai raduni di intellettuali progressisti e personalità letterarie e scientifiche dell’epoca, tra di loro, oltre Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre e Carlo Levi, c’era Danilo Dolci, sociologo, educatore, ancora oggi riconosciuto tra le figure di massimo rilievo della nonviolenza a livello mondiale.
post scriptum:
- le immagini con Danilo Dolci provengono dall'archivio di Casa Cuseni: sono ritagli di giornali originali dell'epoca, spesso pagine intere, provenienti da quotidiani inglesi, accuratamente conservati dalla signorina Daphne Phelp; tali immagini sono state realizzate fotografando anche alcune pagine del libro di James McNeish, "Fire under the ashes - The life of Danilo Dolci";
- le fotografie realizzate in diversi paesi della Sicilia, sono antecedenti alla pandemia da covid-19;
- si ringrazia il collega chirurgo dott. Franco Spadaro e la sua gentile consorte, signora Mimma Cundari, proprietari di Casa Cuseni (dichiarata nel 1998, Monumento Nazionale Italiano), per la loro ospitalità e disponibilità, avendo messo a mia disposizione l'archivio relativo a Danilo Dolci.
Blue Grosbeak does not sing,
but scolds his cousins --
thieving Grackles, Jays,
Cardinals and Finches --
as if to not waste time
foraging for bugs and grit,
but to help him
build a new empire. . .
equality for all birds. . .
made not with twigs
and leaves, but
with new ideas. . .
a new world order
of the air. . .
Stumbling Philosophers.
Des malheurs conscients rassemblant des principes éliminant des raisons des stimulations amusées des plaisirs contrôlés des éducateurs des eaux inversé les versets épiques lourds du discernement,
необоснованные взгляды соображения декламация сочувствующие несчастья преследуют сами гениальные советы, устанавливающие мудрости, обманывающие знания невежественными подражаниями,
απλές βαθμοί γενιά γνώσεις επαναστάσεις γιορτάζουμε δύσκολα άκρα πηδώντας αλήθειες εσωτερικές κατανοητές πηγές ταραγμένες κινήσεις λειτουργούν ακάθαρτους λόγους,
rhetorum praeceptis sermonem nimis curiosi modulantes grammaticae disciplinae dialecticae flexibus subtili definitione consignificant inventa puncta progredi rationem mensurati,
限られた期間置換された活動特定の力慣習的に反対側算術的な詳細不変の活動の知覚可能な性質霊的理解イエス・キリストが教えるのはすべての人を愛する.
Steve.D.Hammond.
EXPLORE - Highest Position: #18 on June 16 2009. Many Thanks.
Strobist info: SB-600 camera left. Shot CLS using the on board flash.
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The Philosophers by Daniel Arrhakis (2017)
With the music : Mark Petrie - Destiny Falls
An other version can be seen here:
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Work made with photos of a sculpture in the entrance hall of the Vila Viçosa Palace, Portugal.
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So sorry dear friends for some delay on comments and invites for groups, challenges, Flickr is very slow these last days ...
a collection of 14th-century marble statues coming from the façade that depict sibyls, prophets and philosophers of Antiquity, sculpted by Giovanni Pisano, as well as the famous tondo by Donatello with the Madonna and Child, known as the Madonna del Perdono. At the end of the Statue Gallery is the majestic window executed by Duccio di Buoninsegna between 1287 and 1290 for the cathedral’s apse.
Plaque on the house of the philosopher Karl Jaspers and his Jewish wife Gertrud Jaspers-Mayer, Basel, Switzerland. Jaspers - teacher and friend of Hanna Arendt, and rival-colleague of Martin Heidegger, accepted the offer of the University of Basel after WWII, being disappointed that German academies would not deal with the guilt for the Holocaust during that war. His book "On Guilt" was translated to Hebrew a few years ago.
Gertrud was the elder sister of my grandfather, Dr. Fritz Mayer (who immigrated from Berlin, Germany to Mandatory Palestine in 1933). I had the honor and pleasure of meeting Jaspers ("Onkel Karl" and of course Tante Trude, i.e. Gertrud) in that house as a child. They even let me do the unthinkable in a German house: do some "balagan" (some dis-orders) bringing grocery products from the basement up to the kitchen and living room, exhibiting them on the floor!
That's why I took this self-portrait in front of the plaque outside their house, October 2006.