March 2021

Every society, every organization, every nation, every family has rules governing human behavior and expectations on how people should act. We have grand rules that safeguard human life and dignity (e.g. do not murder) and mundane rules governing things like which hours you can make a right turn in certain intersections. There have been two …

Foundational Issues (3) – Ethics: Is There Such a Thing as Right and Wrong? Read More »

When we observe reality we seem to observe two things: mind and matter. Throughout history thinkers have referred to these things by different names. I am trying to avoid jargon and I like alliteration so I am going to stick with mind and matter. Matter is pretty easy to define: it is what we can …

Foundational Issues (2) – Metaphysics: What Exists? Read More »

If you are anything like me, I am sure you have found yourself frustrated by the level of public discourse. Too often so-called discourse devolves into shouting matches and name calling. Even when the discussion remains civil, it frequently feels like the interlocuters are missing the point and talking past one another. It is not …

Foundational Issues (1) – Introduction Read More »

Last week I wrote about the importance of habituating our children to diligence in little things in order to set them up to succeed in greater things. Today I am going to end my “Principles from Plutarch” series of messages by writing about seeing education as providing things more valuable than worldly success.  According to …

Principles from Plutarch (11) – Education and Worldly Success Read More »