Dr. Jerome Keating on His Books: Mapping, Paradigm Shifts, and his Favorite Quotes

4 min readOct 21, 2020

In part two of my conversation with Dr. Keating, we spoke about his other books on mapping and paradigm shifts. Dr. Keating also shared some of his favorite quotes including the one that encapsulates why he writes about Taiwan. And he talked about meeting with Trigg Brown and Josh Ku the owners of the popular Taiwanese American restaurant Win Son, who I interviewed in episode 60.

Since his book, Taiwan The Struggle Gains Focus features some great photos of him with several influential Taiwanese celebrities, politicians and individuals, I asked him to reflect on some of the most memorable individuals he’s met.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

Keating’s books about Taiwan, that were written before Taiwan The Struggle Gains Focus
How Taiwan The Struggle Gains Focus will probably be the last book Dr. Keating will write about Taiwan
Keating’s book about the mapping of Taiwan
What maps can tell us about the mapmaker, trade, and economies
The role that the Spice Islands played in bringing the West to Asia
Dutch settlement of Anping, Taiwan
Spanish occupation of Taiwan
How the Portuguese named Taiwan “Ilha Formosa”
Keating’s book about paradigms, The Paradigms that Guide Our Lives and Drive Our Souls
The three realms of paradigms: science, metaphysics/teleology, phenomenology
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Examples of paradigm shifts that have happened in the world of physics (science)
What Dr. Keating plans to write about next
Coronavirus and the paradigm shift that it has caused
Keating’s writing process and why he writes
Keating’s favorite quotes
How the owners of the Taiwanese American restaurant Win Son (featured in episode 60), Trigg Brown and Josh Ku sought out Dr. Keating for his perspective on Taiwan’s history
Keating’s thoughts on the late president Lee Teng-hui and on some of well-known politicians and personalities from Taiwan that he’s met
An African quote that sums up why Jerome writes about Taiwan
Where you can buy Dr. Keating’s books and learn more about him

Related Links:

Dr. Jerome Keating’s website: http://www.jeromekeating.com/

Dr. Keating’s book, The Mapping of Taiwan, Desired Economies, Coveted Geographies

Anping, Taiwan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anping_District

Dr. Keating’s book, The Paradigms that Guide Our Lives and Drive Our Souls:

Thomas Kuhn (The American physicist and philosopher who introduced the term paradigm shift): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Kuhn

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-S-Kuhn

Jonathan Edwards (Puritan Theologian): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Edwards_(theologian)

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jonathan-Edwards

Ralph Waldo Emerson (Transcendentalist Essayist, Philosopher and Poet): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/emerson/

https://www.biography.com/writer/ralph-waldo-emerson

Alfred North Whitehead (Mathematician Philosopher, and notable figure in process philosophy):https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/whitehead/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_North_Whitehead

The True Believer by Eric Hoffer: https://www.amazon.com/True-Believer-Thoughts-Movements-Perennial/dp/0060505915

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs

Henry David Thoreau (Essayist, Philosopher and Poet):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_David_Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau | Biography & Works

Henry David Thoreau, (born July 12, 1817, Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.-died May 6, 1862, Concord), American essayist…

www.britannica.com

Episode 60 of Talking Taiwan featuring Trigg Brown and Josh Ku of the Taiwanese American restaurant Win Son: https://www.talkingtaiwan.com/trigg-brown-josh-ku-win-son-taiwanese-restaurant-nyc/

Dr. Keating’s piece written in memoriam, Lee Teng-Hui: https://taiwaninsight.org/2020/08/08/in-memoriam-lee-teng-hui/?fbclid=IwAR03XDnv4-SMpaWQMuLDlDGUCsmcQohq6aK8R0DWS1Cll8OvSnr1ZuX8gYc

Lee Teng-hui: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Teng-hui

Su Beng: http://aboutsubeng.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Su_Beng

Peng Ming-min: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peng_Ming-min

Taiwan Foreign Correspondents Club: https://taiwanfcc.org/