On Dialogue: An Essay in Free Thought

by Robert Grudin

Edward Abbey once said that to read Robert Grudin is to experience "the rare and amazing spectacle of man thinking, of mind at work." Part do-it-yourself guide to freer thinking and part playful philosophical inquiry into liberty and creativity, On Dialogue holds forth the model of the mind that "rejects the tyranny of a single system or dogma, refuses to censor Ôdangerous' ideas, and guards as something precious its own access to joy and laughter."

Genres: Philosophy, Essays

228 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Grudin graduated from Harvard, and earned a Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of California, Berkeley in 1969. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship for 1992-1993. Until 1998 he was a professor of English at the University of Oregon. He has written about many political and philosophical themes including liberty, determinism, and several others.