Value Profile: Humility
An exploration of the value of humility as told through the lens of characters we can imagine.
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jderoulet
- Jan 6, 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....
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jderoulet
- Dec 22, 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...
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jderoulet
- Dec 14, 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...
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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...
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jderoulet
- Nov 16, 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,...
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jderoulet
- Nov 7, 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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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...
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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...
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jderoulet
- Aug 4, 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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jderoulet
- Jul 7, 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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jderoulet
- Jun 16, 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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jderoulet
- Jun 9, 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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jderoulet
- Jun 2, 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...
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