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- May 8, 2007
- Real Name
- Robert Boyd Skipper
- About My Library
Mostly literature, chess, and philosophy. Currently in the process of consolidating my office library and my home library. This could take a long time.
- About Me
I'm a retired professor of philosophy. My current bookish pleasure is reading and writing reflections about some of the most important works of world literature. I have a list of about 600 works I'm working through, one book per week. Check out my Substack page, and subscribe (for free) if you want to keep track of this project: The Decade Project.
Besides philosophy and literature, I love chess. I'm rated about 1550, USCF. Now that I'm retired and living in a small town, I don't get a chance to play over-the-board as often as I used to. My handles on various chess sites are these: Lichess: skippersan; Chess.com skipper-san; chessclub.com: skeptic.- Location
- Wimberley, Texas
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- http://robertboydskipper.substack.com
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