VERNON MALCOLM DOLPHIN
Wisdom Village
2247 Central Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 748-1253
vdolphin@slip.net

Personal Bio/Other Information:
Vernon Malcolm Dolphin received his Ph.D. in Philosophy and Logic at Harvard University; he completed Ph.D. work in Psychology at the University of Minnesota; and he completed advanced mathematics Arizona State University. He wrote "Electronic Love" for the Harvard Experimental Theater, (a play with the personification of Chakras onstage). His novels include A Trois, Icarus American, and The Light of Orion (first of a trilogy, the second in progress).

Public Lecture Topics

  • West Coast Poets in Search of God
  • The Eye of the Gull, Haiku perception of everyday life in Alameda
  • The Impact of Orff in the Musicology of Honegger
  • Twists in Recent Film Noir
  • Greek Tragedy in Recent Black Theater
  • Why Frank Lloyd Wrights Gammage Auditorium Is a Disaster
  • Learning Responsibility Even in Public Schools
  • The Charter Schools as a Serious Opportunity for Change
  • 3-D Modelling of Historic Events
  • The Challenge, Acting, As a Form of Knowledge
  • Polity and Sovereignty in Contemporary Europe
  • The Class of Human Rights and Sovereign Limits
  • The Role of Rhythm in the Creation of Melody

Public Programs:

'The Eye of the Gull "Haiku to You", a discussion of public issues through the lens of haiku perception and haiku photography, September 4, 1999 at the Alameda Historic Museum

Vernon Dolphin has been listed in the Directory of California Thinkers since 15-Nov-1999.