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Nov 17, 2015, 5:13 PM

Protect the Innocent: Shields Up, Spear Tips Forward, Ha-U!

Part Four in the Certain Violence Series In the previous post in this series we identified absolutism as the core driver of ideological violence: the idea that one possesses a perfect truth that may be imposed on others, denying them...

Nov 16, 2015, 10:44 AM

Hubris And Certain Violence

Part Three in the Certain Violence series. Main conclusions and observations from last time: Man is fallible, in spite of any and all knowledge Man’s grasp of knowledge is never static, and never complete Be it mind or soul, the Inner Light...

Nov 15, 2015, 10:00 PM

Respect and the Inner Light

Part Two in the Certain Violence series. Conclusions from last time: Man is fallible, in spite of any and all knowledge Man’s grasp of knowledge is never static, and never complete The first difficulty one faces in crafting a response to militant...

Nov 14, 2015, 10:01 PM

Certain Violence: Toward an Ethical Response to Extremism

The reason for this second series, Certain Violence, quite simply is to add my voice to debate. I see what I think is a danger of rash formulation of policy that can prove worse a solution than the problems...

Aug 24, 2015, 9:49 PM

Innate Moral Capacity

Foundational Postulates for Ethics Part Four: Innate Moral Capacity We have some innate capacities as social animals that provide a core source of moral reasoning that lies at the crux of both the theory of mind and social learning. That is,...

Aug 10, 2015, 11:58 AM

Does Consensus Open the Gates of Hell?

Foundational Postulates for Ethics Part Three: Does Consensus Open the Gates of Hell? To assert ethics as a matter of preference alone certainly should ring the alarm bell of dangerously loose relativity for those who seek to follow religiously derived morals…...

Aug 7, 2015, 4:08 PM

Seeking Solid Ground

Foundational Postulates for Ethics Part Two: Seeking Solid Ground “Foundational postulates” is a mouthful. What does it mean? The term is normally used to refer to core findings and the theories derived from the lowest substrate in a hierarchy of analysis....

Aug 5, 2015, 6:50 PM

Speaking with Faith and Reason

I am a linguist by training and consider science my home. My background is mainly in business, in the areas of knowledge management and innovation. In belief, I have a convoluted label I use for myself resulting in paradox,...

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Hi, my name is William. My professional background is in education and business, with a focus on innovation.