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Value Profile: Humility
An exploration of the value of humility as told through the lens of characters we can imagine.
jderoulet
Jan 20, 202110 min read
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A Practical Approach to Exploring Values
It is wishful thinking or naïve simplicity to believe the field of ethics and morality is as black and white as we would wish it to be....
jderoulet
Jan 6, 202117 min read
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The Erosion of Empire
Better it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of...
jderoulet
Dec 22, 20206 min read
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"Creative People" Are Not a Thing
“I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking” ― Albert Einstein If you don’t think you are a “creative...
jderoulet
Dec 14, 20204 min read
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On Faith and Justice
“Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or...
jderoulet
Dec 3, 20207 min read
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Loyalty and Orthodoxy
People throughout history worried that unless we put all our faith in some set of absolute answers, human society will crumble. In fact,...
jderoulet
Nov 16, 20207 min read
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There is No Such Thing as "Common Sense"
"Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down in the mind before you reach eighteen." -Albert Einstein Common...
jderoulet
Nov 7, 20209 min read
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What is Information that "Resonates"?
“is there not some point of wisdom beyond the conflicts of illusion and truth by which lives can be put back together again? ― Joseph...
jderoulet
Sep 17, 20208 min read
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Pride and Reconciliation
Thoughts on Humility.
jderoulet
Jul 22, 20205 min read
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The Case for Local Civic Participation
It is easy to empathize with the idea that “your vote doesn't matter” in the era of the 24 hour news cycle. Focused exclusively on...
jderoulet
Jun 1, 20205 min read
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Crafting a Response
“Part of the problem is that artists of my generation were not educated. We were not given the equipment because it was generally...
jderoulet
Aug 5, 20143 min read
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Cool Thoughts
**Image: Jim Beam - J.B. Turner Train by artist Jeff Koons. "The sculpture was created in 1986 as part of a Jeff Koons exhibition called...
jderoulet
Jul 8, 20143 min read
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Accessing the Inner Eye
"Everything has two aspects: the current aspect which we see nearly always and which ordinary men see, and the ghostly and metaphysical...
jderoulet
Jun 17, 20144 min read
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A Description of an Elusive Subject
“Beauty is no material thing. Beauty cannot be copied. Beauty is the sensation of pleasure on the mind of the seer. No thing is...
jderoulet
Jun 10, 20144 min read
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The Problem with Photography and Painting
"Still - in a way - nobody sees a flower - really - it is so small - we haven't time - and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes...
jderoulet
Jun 3, 20145 min read
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