Joan Price received her doctorate from Arizona State University and is professor emeritus of philosophy at Mesa Community College. A long-time student of Franklin Wolff, her published works include Ancient and Hellenistic Thought, Medieval and Modern Philosophy, Philosophy Through the Ages, The Shaman's Dreamstone, Climbing the Spiritual Ladder, Truth is a Bright Star: A Hopi Adventure, and Sacred Scriptures of the World Religions: An Introduction.
The first letter in this file motivated Wolff to compose the two-part audio recording titled “On the Nature of Space, Dynamism, and Free Will” (July 6, 1972), each part a response to the two questions posed by Prof. Price in the letter. (Although it might be noted that Wolff reports that these two questions really amount to twelve questions!) The first page of this letter is missing, but as Wolff read the letter onto the tape, a transcription of the page can be included here. Prof. Price's first question concerns ontological conceptions found in the Theosophical literature and in the work of Sri Aurobindo. Her second question concerns the problem of free will.
In the second letter here, Prof. Price describes and reflects on the deepening of a vision that she had been experiencing.
