Lecture: ‘West of Eden, East of the Chessboard’
MARCH 3, 2010 * LECTURE: ‘WEST OF EDEN, EAST OF THE CHESSBOARD’. The Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA) will feature Rouben Shougarian presenting his thought-provoking book West of Eden, East of the Chessboard: Four Philosophical Looks Upon the Unknown (Gomidas Institute). The book considers the sociological and philosophical causes behind the contemporary American political mind-set and role of human will in decision-making, some aspects of European evolution, and the genesis of national characters and idiosyncrasies.Shougarian was the first Armenian ambassador to the United States (1993-99), was deputy foreign minister of the Republic of Armenia (1999-2005) and ambassador to Italy, Spain, and Portugal (2005-08). He currently teaches at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Massachusetts. The book presentation and signing will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Museum’s Contemporary Art Gallery, 3rd floor, on 65 Main Street in Watertown, Mass. The event is free and open to the public.
