The Epistemology Express
was this vehicle and my personal odyssey with it from 2001 to 2003.
It was a wonderful and stimulating time whether at the many universities
visited or at the RV parks. Since May of 2004 the new owners of
the Express, Bill and Susan (below right inset), are continuing
counterclockwise around North America with the Epistemology Express
vehicle.
I, Jake (below left) now live and work at the Esalen Institute on the central coast of
California. Guesses for the meaning of "Epistemology" ranged from
the study of bugs, the scriptures, meaning of words, name of a cult,
medical work on women
to preaching and
beyond. The intent, however, and the usual meaning are the philosophical
study of the nature of knowledge. The quest involved researching
and networking with all those interested in how the fundamental
conception of knowledge is shifting.
Nowadays,
I try to sail out around the changing tides of our rapidly adapting
mental ecology by writing without driving. My excitement for how
the realization of deep biological roots into our most cherished
fundamental beliefs such as knowledge, reality, morality, communication
and economics as ecology remains unabated. See the
Circles or the Site Map sections of the website for writings
and letters done since the Epistemology Express chapter ended. The
older website remains embedded here below in
The Road Trip, the Writings from the E.E.,
and Introduction to the E.E.
(Mid 2004)