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    Value Profile: Humility
    jderoulet
    • Jan 20, 2021
    • 10 min

    Value Profile: Humility

    An exploration of the value of humility as told through the lens of characters we can imagine.
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    A Practical Approach to Exploring Values
    jderoulet
    • Jan 7, 2021
    • 17 min

    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....
    38 views0 comments
    The Erosion of Empire
    jderoulet
    • Dec 23, 2020
    • 6 min

    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...
    26 views1 comment
    "Creative People" Are Not a Thing
    jderoulet
    • Dec 15, 2020
    • 4 min

    "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...
    116 views1 comment
    On Faith and Justice
    jderoulet
    • Dec 3, 2020
    • 7 min

    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...
    101 views0 comments
    Loyalty and Orthodoxy
    jderoulet
    • Nov 17, 2020
    • 7 min

    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,...
    63 views0 comments
    There is No Such Thing as "Common Sense"
    jderoulet
    • Nov 8, 2020
    • 9 min

    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...
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    What is Information that "Resonates"?
    jderoulet
    • Sep 17, 2020
    • 8 min

    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...
    69 views1 comment
    Pride and Reconciliation
    jderoulet
    • Jul 22, 2020
    • 5 min

    Pride and Reconciliation

    Thoughts on Humility.
    140 views1 comment
    The Case for Local Civic Participation
    jderoulet
    • Jun 1, 2020
    • 5 min

    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...
    69 views0 comments
    Crafting a Response
    jderoulet
    • Aug 5, 2014
    • 3 min

    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...
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    Cool Thoughts
    jderoulet
    • Jul 8, 2014
    • 3 min

    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...
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    Accessing the Inner Eye
    jderoulet
    • Jun 17, 2014
    • 4 min

    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...
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    A Description of an Elusive Subject
    jderoulet
    • Jun 10, 2014
    • 4 min

    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...
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    The Problem with Photography and Painting
    jderoulet
    • Jun 3, 2014
    • 5 min

    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...
    3 views0 comments

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