Between

Tales from the Excluded Middle

Table of Contents

Greetings

Part One
gods

The Rabbi’s Son
Newton’s Dream
The Refusal
Descartes’ Demise: The Man Who Murdered Death
The Harrowing of Hades and Sheol

Part Two
demigods

Triptych, Left Panel: The Wedding of Hegel
Triptych, Right Panel: The Presumptive Frau Goethe
Triptych, Center Panel: Swimming with the Napoleonic White Bull to Crete
The Displaced Odyssey
Epilogue: A Retrospective Overview

About the Author

Howard Zeiderman is a professor emeritus at St. John’s College and co-founder of the Touchstones Discussion Project. With decades of experience in seminar-led education, executive leadership development, and curriculum design, impacting millions worldwide through innovative discussion-based programs across education, prisons, and corporate sectors.