Eclectic Pragmatism

More Or Less?

To discover the reactions of others

I’ve occasionally noted over the years that this blog was created in 17 Oct 2010, when I was younger than I am now. My goals were not many, but I noted in my first post my fundamental rational for doing so in two paragraphs. Here they are:

The Wealthy, The Famous, The…

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Unlike all other species, humans have a particularly unique aspect of hierarchy. Whereas other animals have various repetitive behaviors to ensure status and reproduction for continuous survival, humans have an additional…

Destiny

Destiny represents a complex concept

Destiny is defined as that which is predetermined. While this definition is not incorrect, it is also simplistic to a fault. Destiny actually represents a complex concept, and complexity is the domain of humans. Yes, other life forms exhibit their…

Life Is…

Logic would seem an essential process, but…

Within university/college courses is the humanities. I always enjoyed these not because the meaning of life was revealed but rather because it wasn’t. One aspect of the humanities in particular that demonstrates this well is logic. The…

We Love Change…Or Do We

Change is inevitable, a reality we accept…or not

While humans have embraced (or tolerated) change for many centuries, the rates of change have gained considerable momentum for the last two centuries. Overall, the rate of acceptance has been largely positive…

Finding Ourselves

Conformity is typically expected by those who are drawn to the rigidity of consistency

We all have two aspects of ourselves that are connected within us. One is our inner being that is only accessible to us, and the other is our external personality by which others know…

View From The Middle Revisited

I began writing this blog more than a dozen years ago. I’m too lazy to actually count the number of posts I’ve written since then, but it’s well over four hundred. And I’ll admit some topics have received more attention than others for reasons I’ve long since forgotten or…

Historically Speaking

Those outside the moderate center will simply refuse to compromise

As an historian (by training) I’ve been asked from time to time if it seems humans are making more progress toward a better world. The problem with this simple query is that the reply is only…

“Football”

True football only refers to feet, never hands

In my many years as an editor, I spent considerable time and effort refining and tweaking what authors created. As an author, I had the advantage of being an editor. There are two sides to dealing with the works of writers. There is…