Erskine Hewett / Philosopher, Artist and proud Ducati Paso owner

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Erskine Hewett is the author of "Work Ethic" published on pepptalk.net philosophy forum, (under the name of Socrates) with over 5,000 visits to his contribution alone . That's an outstanding number of visits to any web site forum and in particular, Philosophy.

Erskine and I go back over thirty years when we met as young motorcyclists when he rode a Vellocette 500 and I rode a 1966 Norton 650ss. We spent a lot of time fixing our bikes, I wrote poetry and Erskine would correct it for me.

We shared the passions of philosophy, art and music. I would talk and he would paint. I have a collection of his art that, from time to time, he has attempted to buy back. Today he makes excellent jewellery and writes the odd piece for the Ducati Paso web site in between listening to jazz and blues music. In between thinking about the philosophy of art he constantly worries about wasting time and believes that only great art can save the world. Today there are hundreds of homes in Wellington with his etchings on their walls. He also invented and sold puzzles that are still in use in many homes and schools. Erskine was a keen amateur boxer who boxed well above his weight in all his endeavours.