A series of events as they relate to previous works.

A more concise exploration of the same concerns.

The Baconian science project ended (that is, both culminated and terminated) at Los Alamos with the building of nuclear weapons. Now what? A call for Goethean science.

The class laughed at the idea of equality as the highest political ideal. The joke was lost on me at first, but I understood they were suggesting an internal contradiction.

Consider a vertical line. Aristotle is at the top, closest to the Word. McCarthy is at the bottom, describing its absence.

Each time an old woman leaves her house, she returns to it freshly cleaned. Soon after, she discovers and elf beneath her floorboard. He must have taken a liking to her and decided to help her keep her home in order. The old woman is touched and decides to leave him some cookies as a thank you. But! The next time she returns, she finds the cookies left out, the house a mess, and the elf is gone. What happened?

Values and Ideals. Or: The Impossibility of the Philosopher King

What is the Polis?

Verum-Factum and The Leviathan

I bet you don’t know.

On retrocausality. Or, an attempt to rectify free will and predestination.

Substantivism and the Critical Theory of Technology. Or: An Earnest Plea for Spiritual Transformation

Putting together some of the concepts from previous essays.

“Woah! Woah! Everyone take a deep breath… I’ll go ask God about a universal basic income.” — Andrew Yang to Cain and Abel.

F’s in the chat for Malthus

How religion and innovation help us avoid worshipping Immortan Joe.