Archie J. Bahm

Archie John Bahm (21 August 1907 - 12 March 1996) was a professor of philosophy at the University of New Mexico. Bahm served as Acting Chair of the University of New Mexico's [http://www.unm.edu/~thinker/ Department of Philosophy] from 1954 to 1955 and again from 1964 to 1965. He was a member of numerous committees to support and promote the exchange of philosophical ideas and organized the [http://elibrary.unm.edu/oanm/NmU/nmu1%23mss344bc/nmu1%23mss344bc_m4.html Albuquerque Chapter of the Southwestern Regional American Humanist Association] in 1954. He was also an organizer, past president, and past secretary-treasurer of the New Mexico Philosophical Society.

Bahm in 1933 contributed “A Religious Affirmation” to "The New Humanist", listing items that “a person should”:

#Be creedless; that is, be intelligent enough to make adaptations without dependence upon some formula.
#Be self-reliant; that is, be not dependent upon supernatural agency for intellectual support or moral guidance.
#Be critical; that is, question assumptions and seek certitude scientifically.
#Be tolerant; that is, be open-minded and hold conclusions tentatively.
#Be active; that is, live today and grow by exercising his capacities.
#Be efficient; that is, accomplish the most with the least effort.
#Be versatile; that is, vary his interests to attain a variety of interesting thoughts.
#Be cooperative; that is, find some of his satisfactions in social activities.
#Be appreciative; that is, make the present enjoyable by his attitude.
#Be idealistic; that is, create and live by ideals which he finds inspiring.

Books

*"Aforismos del Yoga" (with Patanjali)
*"Axiology: The Science of Values"
*"Comparative Philosophy: Western, Indian, and Chinese Philosophies Compared"
*"Computocracy - Government by Computer Users"
*"Couleurs"
*"Directory of American Philosophers, 1968-69"
*"Directory of American Philosophers, 1970-71"
*"Directory of American Philosophers, 1972-73"
*"Directory of American Philosophers, 1973-81"
*"Directory of American Philosophers, 1982-83"
*"Directory of American Philosophers, 1984-91"
*"Directory of American Philosophers, 1992-93"
*"Directory of American Philosophers, 1994-2000"
*"Directory of American Philosophers 2000-2001"
*"Directory of American Philosophers, 2002-2003"
*"Epistemology: Theory of Knowledge"
*"Ethics: The Science of Oughtness"
*"Ethics as a Behavioral Science"
*"Executive Yoga"
*"The Heart of Confucius, Interpretations of Genuine Living and Great Wisdom" - with sixteen Ming Dynasty Confucian Prints
*"Metaphysics: An Introduction"
*"Organicism: Origin and Development, Life and Publications of the Author"
*"The Philosopher's World Model"
*"Philosophy: An Introduction"
*"Philosophy of the Buddha"
*"Polarity, Dialectic, and Organicity"
*"The Specialist: His Philosophy, His Disease, His Cure"
*"Tao Teh King by Lao Tzu"
*"What Is Philosophy?"
*"What Makes Acts Right?
*"Why Be Moral?"
*"The World's Living Religions"
*"Yoga for Business Executives and Professional People"
*"Yoga Union with the Ultimate"
*"Yoga Sutras of Patanjali"

External links

* [http://libxml.unm.edu/oanm/nmu/nmu1mss344bc.html Inventory of the Archie J. Bahm Published Works, 1937-1993] at University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research