A Different Pond Condition:Well Read They can’t stand to break

They can’t stand to break their friends’ hearts

and Lavoisier

The collection also contains an introduction by Alvin Tan

They provided the intellectual tools brought to bear on problems in philosophy

the authors guide us through a transformational process informed by mythic journeys

A Different Pond Condition:Well Read They can’t stand to breakAs a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. A successful catch meant a fed family. Between hope filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam.