Sherman Lewis is a National Merit Scholar, Harvard College Class of 1962 BA magna cum laude, loving husband and father, Professor of Political Science at California State University Hayward, 1967-2004 (citizen policy, complex advocacy), President of the Hayward Area Planning Association 1976-present (stopped freeway and parking structures, saved open space, develop and promote College Heights), publications on neighborhood density and travel mode, Walkable Neighborhood Systems, San Francisco neighborhoods, Boston neighborhoods, Mismeasurement of Mobility in Walkable Neighborhoods, and Neighborhood density and travel mode.
Science, not speculative philosophy, is the only guide, however imperfect, to the nature of existence. Science culture uses and supports science. The social brain experiences free will and needs religious faith. Empathy is a choice based on intuition. We need a better scientific understanding of dogma and chauvinism, and this book explores these issues. Read More