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Breadcrumbs: Finding a Philosophy of Life
Book Excerpts and New Articles
BREADCRUMBS:
Finding a Philosophy of Life
How you see your life is complex and can rarely be expressed in an answer that fits on a bumper sticker. Instead, a longer answer is required, one that has roots in early experiences that influenced the development of your character and shaped your views on nature, prejudice, religion, and war.
Ultimately, enlightenment comes from reflection on those around you and the impressionable events of childhood that impacted your maturity. William F. Merck’s second book, Breadcrumbs: Finding a Philosophy of Life, approaches this quest through a framework loosely based on the seven philosophies of education and concentrates on themes of learning, values, reasoning, morals, religion, aesthetics, and world views.
In Bill’s book released on March 14, 2023, the author uses stories from his life’s journey to illustrate points in time that helped form his view of the world and his place in it.
From growing up in Southern Georgia in the 1940s, to becoming a military officer and a corporate leader, he discovers a nexus between early feelings and subsequent notions and beliefs.
About the Author
William F. Merck examines the life experiences that influenced his view of the world.
William F. Merck examines the life experiences that influenced his view of the world. This examination, he believes, will spark an interest in others to contemplate how their lives are shaped by their own personal experiences, particularly those from the formative childhood years. His experiences in higher education, the military, government, and the private sector contributed to his ever-expanding perspective on life through interactions with people from all occupations and levels of society.
