A Tribute to Dr. Richard Lee

Dr. Richard N. Lee was my thesis director for my master's in philosophy in 2000 and 2001. He suggested the title for my thesis, "Refutations of Idealism," which you can download here. Dr. Lee had his Ph.D. from Stanford University.

My thesis was largely on George Berkeley and G. E. Moore. Lee had written a paper prior on Berkeley titled "What Berkeley’s Notions Are," published in Volume 20, Issue 1 of Idealistic Studies in 1990. So I felt confident he was well-suited for the material I wanted to focus on. I cited his article in my paper.

This photograph of me was taken about that time by my friend Carla Gray outside Carlson Terrace. I was 42 at the time. Looking back, those were stressful but happy times.

Since that time I have written six books and a myriad of papers on the subject of idealism, and develop my own theory which I call the evolution of perception. None of it would have been possible without the help of my many professors, especially Richard Lee.