Henry Makow
Encyclopedia
Henry Makow is a Canadian
author
, conspiracy theorist and the inventor of the boardgame Scruples
.
advice-to-parents column "Ask Henry".
He received his Ph.D.
in English Literature
from the University of Toronto
in 1982. In 1984, he invented Scruples
, a game of moral dilemmas.
Canada
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author
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, conspiracy theorist and the inventor of the boardgame Scruples
Scruples (game)
Scruples , is a board game based on ethical dilemmas. Players are given five yellow cards with a moral dilemma such as "You accidentally damage a car in a parking lot. Do you leave a note with your name and phone number?" The player also has one red card, with either YES, NO, or DEPENDS written on it...
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Biography
Makow was born in Zürich, Switzerland and moved with his family to Canada as an infant, settling in Ottawa. At the age of 11, in 1960, he began to write the syndicatedPrint syndication
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advice-to-parents column "Ask Henry".
He received his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in English Literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
from the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
in 1982. In 1984, he invented Scruples
Scruples (game)
Scruples , is a board game based on ethical dilemmas. Players are given five yellow cards with a moral dilemma such as "You accidentally damage a car in a parking lot. Do you leave a note with your name and phone number?" The player also has one red card, with either YES, NO, or DEPENDS written on it...
, a game of moral dilemmas.
Books
- Ask Henry, Ace, 1963. A Long Way to go for a Date, Silas Green, 2000, ISBN 0968772501 Cruel Hoax: Feminism and the New World Order, Silas Green, 2007, ISBN 096877251X
- Illuminati, The Cult That Hijacked the World, Silas Green; 2008, ISBN 1439211485
- Illuminati 2: Deceit and Seduction, Silas Green, 2010, ISBN 161577145X