Essays

Henry David Thoreau: The First Hippy - Hippes o...

Daniel Silbaugh

Henry David Thoreau's Hindu influences and his innovation of nonviolent civil disobedience in response to slavery.

Henry David Thoreau: The First Hippy - Hippes o...

Daniel Silbaugh

Henry David Thoreau's Hindu influences and his innovation of nonviolent civil disobedience in response to slavery.

Hippies 5: Tolstoy and Anti-War Spirituality, P...

Daniel Silbaugh

Tolstoy's non-violent approach to protesting war and critiques of both church and state prefigure the antiwar movement of the Vietnam era. Rescue of the Doukhobors. Tolstoy's connection with Gandhi.

Hippies 5: Tolstoy and Anti-War Spirituality, P...

Daniel Silbaugh

Tolstoy's non-violent approach to protesting war and critiques of both church and state prefigure the antiwar movement of the Vietnam era. Rescue of the Doukhobors. Tolstoy's connection with Gandhi.

Hippies Part 4 - Explorers of Reality

Daniel Silbaugh

Kant's system of a priori knowledge, categories and perception are altered by William James' exploration of altered states of consciousness. Metaphysical relativity that presages Einsteinian relativity. 

Hippies Part 4 - Explorers of Reality

Daniel Silbaugh

Kant's system of a priori knowledge, categories and perception are altered by William James' exploration of altered states of consciousness. Metaphysical relativity that presages Einsteinian relativity. 

Hippies Part 3 - The Origins and Development of...

Daniel Silbaugh

Nitrous Oxide first used in 1799. Is quickly popularized as a party drug by the well to do. Incorporated into vaudeville shows. Eventually used as anesthetic. 

Hippies Part 3 - The Origins and Development of...

Daniel Silbaugh

Nitrous Oxide first used in 1799. Is quickly popularized as a party drug by the well to do. Incorporated into vaudeville shows. Eventually used as anesthetic. 

Hippies Part 2 - William James and Mind-Alterin...

Daniel Silbaugh

William James draws some groundbreaking conclusions after experiencing altered states of consciousness.

Hippies Part 2 - William James and Mind-Alterin...

Daniel Silbaugh

William James draws some groundbreaking conclusions after experiencing altered states of consciousness.

Hippies of the 19th Century Part 1 - William Ja...

Daniel Silbaugh

In 1896, one part of the government distributes a psychedelic drug to scientists. Another part of the government tries to outlaw its original use amongst indigenous peoples. 

Hippies of the 19th Century Part 1 - William Ja...

Daniel Silbaugh

In 1896, one part of the government distributes a psychedelic drug to scientists. Another part of the government tries to outlaw its original use amongst indigenous peoples.