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Image credit: detail from The Oxbow (1836) by Thomas Cole.]]>enCoursesShared Presence Foundationhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/19a59a80e4da2d391738db2f74133bea.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hermetic-america-our-critical-heritage--5648583Sat, 22 Nov 2025 19:36:10 +0000Roger WeirShared Presence Foundationinfo@sharedpresencefoundation.orgThe Shared Presence Foundation is pleased to present a series of lectures delivered by Roger Weir in 1985 about 4 important figures in American history. This series focuses on James Fenimore Cooper, Abraham Lincoln, Henry Adams, and Mark Twain in a... 
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Image credit: detail from The Oxbow (1836) by Thomas Cole.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51492623Thu, 06 Oct 2022 23:35:01 +0000Roger WeirIn this lecture about James Fenimore Cooper - 1 of 3 - Roger Weir discusses the life and legacy of Cooper, including details related to his writings.   Episode transcript – https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/389 More about this series:... 
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Image credit: detail from The Oxbow (1836) by Thomas Cole.]]>504919th-century-america,19th-century-history,american-authors,american-history,american-indian-history,american-indians,american-literature,educational-lecture,founding-fathers,hermetic-america,history-lecture,james-fenimore-cooper,native-american-history,native-americans,nineteenth-century-america,nineteenth-century-history,open-learning,philosophical-research-society,roger-weir,shared-presence-foundationfalse11fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/james-fenimore-cooper-part-2--51492620 
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Image credit: detail from The Oxbow (1836) by Thomas Cole.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51492620Thu, 13 Oct 2022 19:05:01 +0000Roger WeirIn this lecture about James Fenimore Cooper, the second of three, Roger Weir discusses the life and legacy of Cooper.   Episode transcript – https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/391   More about this series:... 
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Image credit: detail from The Oxbow (1836) by Thomas Cole.]]>449019th-century-america,19th-century-history,american-authors,american-history,american-indian-history,american-indians,american-literature,educational-lecture,founding-fathers,hermetic-america,history-lecture,james-fenimore-cooper,native-american-history,native-americans,nineteenth-century-america,nineteenth-century-history,open-learning,philosophical-research-society,roger-weir,shared-presence-foundationfalse12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/james-fenimore-cooper-part-3--51493013 
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Image credit: detail from The Oxbow (1836) by Thomas Cole.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51493013Thu, 20 Oct 2022 19:05:01 +0000Roger WeirIn this lecture about James Fenimore Cooper, the third of three, Roger Weir discusses the life and legacy of Cooper.   Episode transcript – https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/393   More about this... 
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Image credit: detail from The Oxbow (1836) by Thomas Cole.]]>435019th-century-america,19th-century-history,american-authors,american-history,american-indian-history,american-indians,american-literature,educational-lecture,founding-fathers,hermetic-america,history-lecture,james-fenimore-cooper,native-american-history,native-americans,nineteenth-century-america,nineteenth-century-history,open-learning,philosophical-research-society,roger-weir,shared-presence-foundationfalse13fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abraham-lincoln-part-1--51493014 
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Image credit: detail from The Oxbow (1836) by Thomas Cole.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51493014Thu, 27 Oct 2022 19:05:01 +0000Roger WeirIn this lecture about Abraham Lincoln, the first of two, Roger Weir discusses the life and legacy of Lincoln. The original presentation was titled: The Wilderness Hero and His Spiritual Path to the White House.   Episode transcript –... 
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Image credit: detail from The Oxbow (1836) by Thomas Cole.]]>430019th-century-america,19th-century-history,abraham-lincoln,american-history,educational-lecture,hermetic-america,history-lecture,nineteenth-century-america,nineteenth-century-history,open-learning,philosophical-research-society,roger-weir,shared-presence-foundationfalse14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abraham-lincoln-part-2--51493015 
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Image credit: detail from The Oxbow (1836) by Thomas Cole.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51493015Thu, 03 Nov 2022 19:05:02 +0000Roger WeirIn this lecture about Abraham Lincoln, the second of two, Roger Weir discusses the life and legacy of Lincoln. The original presentation was titled: The Civil War, Hermetic Unity, and the American Psyche Polarized.   Episode transcript –... 
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Image credit: detail from The Oxbow (1836) by Thomas Cole.]]>438219th-century-america,19th-century-history,abraham-lincoln,american-history,educational-lecture,hermetic-america,history-lecture,nineteenth-century-america,nineteenth-century-history,open-learning,philosophical-research-society,roger-weir,shared-presence-foundationfalse15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/henry-adams-part-1--51492622 
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Image credit: detail from The Oxbow (1836) by Thomas Cole.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51492622Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:05:02 +0000Roger WeirIn this lecture about Henry Adams, the first of four, Roger Weir discusses the life and legacy of Adams. The original presentation was titled: The History of the United States in the Times of Jefferson and Madison.   Episode transcript –... 
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Image credit: detail from The Oxbow (1836) by Thomas Cole.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51493016Thu, 17 Nov 2022 20:05:01 +0000Roger WeirIn this lecture about Henry Adams, the second of four, Roger Weir discusses the life and legacy of Adams. The original presentation was titled: Apexes of Civilization, Mont Saint Michel, and Chartres.   Episode transcript –... 
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Image credit: detail from The Oxbow (1836) by Thomas Cole.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51492626Thu, 24 Nov 2022 20:05:01 +0000Roger WeirIn this lecture about Henry Adams, the third of four, Roger Weir discusses the life and legacy of Adams. The original presentation was titled: His Education and the Split within Hermetic America.   Episode transcript –... 
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Image credit: detail from The Oxbow (1836) by Thomas Cole.]]>397619th-century-america,19th-century-history,american-history,educational-lecture,henry-adams,hermetic-america,history-lecture,nineteenth-century-america,nineteenth-century-history,open-learning,philosophical-research-society,roger-weir,shared-presence-foundationfalse18fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/henry-adams-part-4--51492621 
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Image credit: detail from The Oxbow (1836) by Thomas Cole.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51492621Thu, 01 Dec 2022 20:05:01 +0000Roger WeirIn this lecture about Henry Adams, the fourth of four, Roger Weir discusses the life and legacy of Adams. The original presentation was titled: National Integrity and Historical Rules of Phase in the American Experiment.   Episode transcript –... 
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Image credit: detail from The Oxbow (1836) by Thomas Cole.]]>419719th-century-america,19th-century-history,american-history,educational-lecture,henry-adams,hermetic-america,history-lecture,nineteenth-century-america,nineteenth-century-history,open-learning,philosophical-research-society,roger-weir,shared-presence-foundationfalse19fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mark-twain-part-1--51492624 
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Image credit: detail from The Oxbow (1836) by Thomas Cole.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51493017Thu, 05 Jan 2023 20:05:01 +0000Roger WeirIn this lecture about Mark Twain, the second of four, Roger Weir discusses the life and legacy of Twain. The original presentation was titled: The Gilded Age and Tom Sawyer, Hermetic Innocence, and the World of the Split Psyche.   Episode transcript –... 
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Image credit: detail from The Oxbow (1836) by Thomas Cole.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51493018Thu, 12 Jan 2023 20:00:02 +0000Roger WeirIn this lecture about Mark Twain, the third of four, Roger Weir discusses the life and legacy of Twain. The original presentation was titled: Western Travels and the Yankee in King Arthur's Court. The American Hero Transcends.   Episode transcript –... 
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Image credit: detail from The Oxbow (1836) by Thomas Cole.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51492625Thu, 19 Jan 2023 20:00:02 +0000Roger WeirIn this lecture about Mark Twain, the fourth of four, Roger Weir discusses the life and legacy of Twain. The original presentation was titled: World Travels and Fables of Man; The Author Transcends.   Episode transcript –... 
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