Gadow, G.Curley, S.Living on the edge: collected essays on coastal Texas.2010-02-152010-02-151989http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/24174p. 7.1 - 7.10This chapter explores the possibility that living a life of the mind is at least as essential a part of human life as building concrete bridges. The problems of the Texas coast are not viewed as a welcome puzzle for a bored mind but as part of the task of a continuous search for more room, more space for a life of the mind.essayphilosophyChapter