From A Memory

About the Book

From A Memory is a first person perspective of provocative thoughts on an increasingly common experience, the loss of memory. Tommy Mullen writes the introduction about his Dad, John Mullen. John, committed by Tommy to an assisted living facility, because of memory loss, tells his son, a month before he dies, about essays he has written, while in his own home the previous Winter and Spring.

There are 20 essays by John, who had an extensive background in philosophy, with 10 brief commentaries by Tommy. These essays were written as a form of philosophical therapy, which John was convinced would keep his memory alive and therefore avoid commitment.John, committed by Tommy to an assisted living facility, because of memory loss, tells his son, a month before he dies, about essays he has written, while in his own home the previous Winter and Spring.

About the Author

Michael A. Foley and William J. Mohan are Professors of Philosophy at Marywood University in Scranton, PA. Foley’s area of concentration is Philosophy of Law especially issues associated with capital punishment. Mohan’s area of concentration is medical ethics. Foley and Mohan also teach courses in introductory philosophy and critical thinking. They have coauthored two books, Philosophy: A Common Sense Approach, University Press of America, 1977 and Philosophical Inquiry: An Introduction, Alba House, 1987. Foley is in the process of completing for publication a book on capital punishment. Mohan has recently published a book in medical ethics titled From A Memory.