The philosophy of the world-that-is and the world-that-may-yet-be. Governance, technology, politics, and ethics for the modern age.
The Idiot and The Psychopath
I was once told that contracts exist not because of a lack of trust between the parties of a contract, but as a statement of the trust between the parties. Strange, but it seems true. Let’s imagine you’re entering into a business relationship with someone who emphatically promises you that you don’t need a contract because they’re fully trustworthy and that it would only complicate the relationship. You may see immediately where this might be problematic, but let’s pretend it’s not obvious. I...
The Idiot and The Psychopath
I was once told that contracts exist not because of a lack of trust between the parties of a contract, but as a statement of the trust between the parties. Strange, but it seems true. Let’s imagine you’re entering into a business relationship with someone who emphatically promises you that you don’t need a contract because they’re fully trustworthy and that it would only complicate the relationship. You may see immediately where this might be problematic, but let’s pretend it’s not obvious. I...
Breaking the Eidolon
As the mind is wont to wonder, wanders farther once enthralled, tears the eidolon asunder, brings iconoclastic sprawl Old, the ghosts of ling'ring thunder, beyond their shaded, looming pall, glares the ides of youth on yonder, kings and gods could not forestall Thus the new life grows from under, fonder Spring from sullen Fall, their ideas take their plunder, 'till ideas take us all
Breaking the Eidolon
As the mind is wont to wonder, wanders farther once enthralled, tears the eidolon asunder, brings iconoclastic sprawl Old, the ghosts of ling'ring thunder, beyond their shaded, looming pall, glares the ides of youth on yonder, kings and gods could not forestall Thus the new life grows from under, fonder Spring from sullen Fall, their ideas take their plunder, 'till ideas take us all
The Free King
The name of this project is a bit of a play on words. First, because “Liber” means both “Free” and “Book,” as in Liberty and Library, respectively. (I don’t speak enough Latin to know if this is conjugated correctly, if you do, please feel free to email me a more correct translation. I figured that since it’s a dead language most people wouldn’t mind terribly.) Second, because the notion of a Free King is a bit of an oxymoron. We tend to imagine a King as someone who has an immense amount of ...
The Free King
The name of this project is a bit of a play on words. First, because “Liber” means both “Free” and “Book,” as in Liberty and Library, respectively. (I don’t speak enough Latin to know if this is conjugated correctly, if you do, please feel free to email me a more correct translation. I figured that since it’s a dead language most people wouldn’t mind terribly.) Second, because the notion of a Free King is a bit of an oxymoron. We tend to imagine a King as someone who has an immense amount of ...
Welcome
I’m going to start writing again. This will be what my Substack was supposed to be- Liber Liber Rex, or "The Book of the Free King," a book I've wanted to start working on since 2016 or so. I'm going to be taking the ground work established with MasterSelf, which covers mostly Epistemology and Metaphyisics (and I touched on Aesthetics a bit, but not as much), and moving from that foundation into more writing about Ethics and Politics. This likely won't be the actual book itself...
Welcome
I’m going to start writing again. This will be what my Substack was supposed to be- Liber Liber Rex, or "The Book of the Free King," a book I've wanted to start working on since 2016 or so. I'm going to be taking the ground work established with MasterSelf, which covers mostly Epistemology and Metaphyisics (and I touched on Aesthetics a bit, but not as much), and moving from that foundation into more writing about Ethics and Politics. This likely won't be the actual book itself...
