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The Problem of Race (And why we can’t escape it)

July 22, 2020 / The Enlightened Mind / Leave a comment

Despite the fact that racism is clearly immoral and those individuals who are racist are threats to the stability and prosperity of society and all communities and cultures, so long as race is a dominant factor of our social environment, racial conflict will also be with us.

Human Nature #3: The Depths

December 2, 2019 / The Enlightened Mind / Leave a comment

"... what many people struggle with in life is perspective. We are not in as much control of our actions as we are of our perspectives, and most problems between people can be reduced or correlated to ..."

Human Nature #2: A Framework of Humanity

November 19, 2019 / The Enlightened Mind / Leave a comment

I wanted to continue my contemplations on the nature of humanity, but not from the perspective of ideas inspired by another's philosophy or personal mode of thinking, but by my own observed thoughts and behaviors. Truly, this has been a focus of mine since late middle school when I first wondered why it was people … Continue reading Human Nature #2: A Framework of Humanity

“Human” Nature

November 18, 2019 / The Enlightened Mind / Leave a comment

David Hume (whose name so greatly fits this writing) defines moral philosophy as “the study of human nature” at the beginning of his revised Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. This is not a review of some of the ideas presented in that, in my opinion, remarkable work, but instead a consideration in my own manner of human … Continue reading “Human” Nature

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