The Houston Philosophical Society

The Houston Philosophical Society began when Rice University faculty organized it in 1919 as a link to arts, sciences, business, law, and medical communities.

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@kentrutter @DrewKaredes Well said about CCAL. Look west across the bay of Cape Cod and you’ll see Lisa and me in Plymouth taking part in historical stuff. The next time you and yours come to Cape Cod, let’s hoist anchor, unfurl sail, and get together at P’town, Plymouth, or somewhere in between…⚓️🌅😎

[Dylan O. Drummond, JD/MBA @dodrummond]

#SCOTX 🧵 from @OslerSCTX this AM:

“Tuesday, as I’ve mentioned, marks the end of 21 years I’ve been with the Court, to the day. I started to summarize opinions, as I like to remember, for then 18 members of the Capitol press corps.”

#AppellateTwitter⚖️🏛

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@texlaker Congrats to your son and the entire family.

[SMULawClinics @SMULawClinics]

Update:

They WON!

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@TracesofTexas You’re a good story-teller, Traces of Texas.

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@TracesofTexas Wonderful photo. 💐🌸🌻

[John Beach @JohnBeachTX]

The tree
leaves
space
for the Moon.

My photo from yesterday evening.

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How should we nurture Nature? 🏛🌅🏜This Thursday night, January 21, 2021, 7-8:00 p.m., the Houston Philosophical Society @ Rice U offers “Ecology and Economics for Pandemic Prevention,” by Ted Loch-Temzelides, Ph.D., Professor, Rice University via Zoom, at HPS’s 709th Meeting.

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Philosophically speaking, these photos reveals people with fine senses of humor in winter.@DavidAFurlow @DavidCKroll @IsaacSociety

[helen warlow @HWarlow]

Lunch time now. Here are four photos of folk who have been having fun being creative with snow . Back later. Helen 😀❄️❄️❄️

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Thank you, Houston artist Lia Rodi, for enlivening the Houston Philosophical Society’s appreciation of the arts during a time of crisis.

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Special thanks to Houston Philosophical Society guest artist Lia Rodi for contributing beautiful images to the last HPS dinner meeting of 2020. What beautiful work! https://t.co/DYZgjaUF99

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Special thanks to Houston Philosophical Society guest artist Lia Rodi for contributing beautiful images to the last HPS dinner meeting of 2020. What beautiful work! https://t.co/DYZgjaUF99

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@mallory5751 @ABIMFoundation You’re a science-minded medical professional.

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@libertyladyusa Why?

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Kudos to HPS President Sonja Bruzauskas for organizing last night’s superb HPS program, “Music in a Time of Crisis.” Houston’s finest musicians joined acclaimed artist Lia Rodi to assess music & art during pandemic, disaster, & war from medieval times to modern. 🎼🦠🌪⚔️🎨

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The Houston Philosophical Society presents, at 7 PM, Thurs., Sept. 17: “COVID in Houston - Where We’ve Been & Where We’re Headed” by Dr. James “Jamie” McCarthy, Exec V.P. for Memorial Hermann & Dr. Bela Patel, Vice Dean of Healthcare Quality Care Medicine, McGovern Med School.

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The Houston Philosophical Society presents, at 7 PM, Thurs., Sept. 17: “COVID in Houston - Where We’ve Been & Where We’re Headed” by Dr. James “Jamie” McCarthy, Exec V.P. for Memorial Hermann & Dr. Bela Patel, Vice Dean of Healthcare Quality Care Medicine, McGovern Med School.

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What a beautiful photo of El Capitan. @DavidAFurlow

[Traces of Texas @TracesofTexas]

I took this shot of Guadalupe Peak, highest point in Texas, a few years ago after a period of heavy rains. The desert was nearly incandescent and the clouds were scuttling below the mountains. That's El Capitan on the far right. Early travelers saw it for days before reaching it.

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@TracesofTexas Stunning shot—beautiful and memorable, just the way I remember it.

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@appellatelaw @JEBoatright @jaddmasso @5thCircAppeals @emilymiskel @corycarlyle @brentmrubin @LanaMyers2016 @dodrummond @BryanGividen This looks great!

[✯ The History of Texas @TheHistoryofTX]

1845 - Texas voters approve annexation by the United States 🇺🇸 in a 4245 to 257 vote.

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Rain and flood cannot keep the Houston Philosophical Society from celebrating its 701st dinner and 2019-2020 Centennial Year—now at 7:00 PM at Cohen House, the Rice Faculty Club, on Thursday, October 3, 2019. When you live in Houston, you get philosophical about rain and flood.

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The Houston Philosophical Society’s 701st dinner and 2019-2020 Centennial Season begin 6:00-9:00 PM, Thurs, Sept. 19, 2019 with “Town, Gown, and the Roots of the Houston Philosophical Society.” Author-historians John Boles, Randal Hall and Kate Kirkland share HPS origin stories.