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Topic 400 The Wisdom Society Request
visionary cyberculture zone 2:37 AM Aug 3, 1994
(at peg.UUCP)
From: <peg!visionary>
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 94 08:12 PDT
To: PSYCHE-D@NKI.BITNET
From: wisdom@powergrid.electriciti.com (Ben Gilberti)
Subject: Call for Papers: The Wisdom Society
GOD/MAN/LIFE ESSAYS:
The Wisdom Society will pay $750 for each of the best
original essays written on the following four topics:
"Reverence for Life - YES" or "Reverence for Life - NO" or
"God Created Man" or "Man Invented God." The essays
must be between 1,600 to 1,800 words each and will be used
in two printed debates to be published by The Wisdom
Society. Selection of the four winning essays will be
based on clarity of thought, scope of knowledge on the
topic, and quality of writing.
The purpose of the debates is to explore the possibility
that confusion about such topics may be the fundamental
cause of the problems facing mankind.
Reverence for Life essays must be received by Midnight,
August 31, 1994, and God/Man essays must be received by
Midnight, September 30, 1994, via e-mail to the CompuServe
73164,3441 address, or to the Internet address
wisdom@powergrid.electriciti.com, or to the AOL address
WISDOM9834. You may also submit essays via postal
service mail, preferably on disk (MS-DOS ASCII plain
text).
Contestants will receive a complementary copy of the final
printed debate when it is published, and their receipt of
this copy will serve as announcement of the winning
essays. The authors of the winning essays will assign
copyrights for their essays to The Wisdom Society, and
will be paid within 10 days of publication date of the
printed debate in which his or her essay appears.
All contestants should be prepared to submit a photo of
themselves, along with a 30-35 word bio, to be published
along with the winning essay.
A sample of a previously published printed debate is
available upon request. Samples can only be sent via
postal service mail.
SOWELL ESSAY:
The Wisdom Society will pay $1,000 for the best original
essay written on the following book: "Conflict of
Visions" by Thomas Sowell. The essay must be between
4,000 to 5,000 words and will be used in The Wisdom
Society's "Project II" publication. Selection of the
winning essay will be based on clarity of thought, quality
of writing, and fidelity to the book about which the essay
is written.
The purpose of "Project II" is to provide the public with
lucid and interesting summaries of major books about the
dynamics of public policy.
Essays must be received by Midnight, September 25, 1994,
via e-mail to the CompuServe 73164,3441 address, or to the
Internet address wisdom@powergrid.electriciti.com, or to
the AOL address WISDOM9834. You may also submit essays
via postal service mail, preferably on disk (MS-DOS ASCII
plain text).
All contestants will receive a complimentary copy of the
"Project II" publication in which the winning essay shall
be published. The author of the winning essay will
assign copyright for his or her essay to The Wisdom
Society, and will be paid within 10 days of publication.
The Wisdom Society is a non-profit public benefit
corporation whose programs are wholly funded by grants and
gifts from individuals, corporations and foundations, and
by membership support at several levels.
Inquiries should be addressed to The Wisdom Society at the
above mentioned e-mail addresses, or by phone (619)
931-9834.
This announcement may be re-posted freely.
Ben Gilberti
Executive Director
The Wisdom Society
P.O. Box 4126
San Marcos, CA 92069