science – Hoping for Clarity

Unknowns

There the mysteries lie waiting:In science of a cosmic whole,Numerous ideas, creatingAnswers for an erratic soul. In science of a cosmic whole,The Void threatens with her gallows;Answers for an erratic soulRequiring thought not so shallow. The Void threatens with her gallows –Numerous ideas, creating –Requiring thought not so shallow:There the mysteries lie waiting.

Social Sciences: Misapprehensions and Misapplications

Now and again, one comes across people who are dismissive of what have frequently been termed the ‘soft sciences’: sociology, psychology, anthropology, political science, and (for some, though there is more debate on this) economics. The main problem in these fields is that their findings are typically subject to human responses performed in whatever mannerContinue reading “Social Sciences: Misapprehensions and Misapplications”

R. G. Collingwood on ‘Duty’

A peculiar detail about me, that is of an unknown origin to myself, is that I have a seemingly innate disposition to act out of a sense of duty. In some ways, this may come from my family; my parents and extended relatives tend toward a fierce (almost tribal) sense of familial loyalty – evenContinue reading “R. G. Collingwood on ‘Duty’”

Natural Confusion

Though it is never the purview of philosophical reflection to impose the correction of errors it perceives in daily life, such theorizing can render clearer aspects of our habits that may make us reconsider our actions – whether this induces a change in behaviour or merely changes our perceptions of what we do. Herein, IContinue reading “Natural Confusion”