Essays

Just as inviting people over forces you to clean up your apartment, writing something that other people will read forces you to think well. So it does matter to have an audience.

Paul Graham

Apologetica¹

Manifesto (pending)

Theodicy (pending)

Environmental Change (in progress)

Archetypes (in progress)

First Things First (2008)

The Art and Science of Art and Science (2008)

Brief Thoughts on Grammar (2008)

Exegetica²

Heuristics (in progress)

Xenophysiology (in progress)

Happy Birthday (2008)

Memento Mori (2009)

Tolling Bell (2009)

 

¹ Statements, explanations, and expansions regarding my ideas and opinions.  Possibly also attempts to defend or justify for my beliefs and/or actions.

² From the Greek ἐξήγησις, meaning “to lead out,” these are attempts to work inductively from the concrete and tangible towards the abstract. Generally I am trying to find the underlying meaning or purpose in a given subject/event/occurrence.  Sometimes the inference is stated plainly, other times it is only implied.