Part 4 of my life story will be out today. Another poem tomorrow. I still have to post context of poem from last week, this weekend. I have a few not super high brow philosophy piece ideas to release soon that are more newly inspired.

I know because I come to philosophy from a science lens, the way that I think and write often takes the form “if this (concept) is true, what does it tell us about reality?” rather than, “this conclusion relates to the discussions by this person.” However, ties to other works help ground people’s understanding of a point.

I may go back and add a short section for related readings to some works. I have taken classes on many works that relate to my considerations, and which have at times likely contributed to the way I frame my understandings, but its always the abstract concepts that I remain in dialogue with over time rather than the specific perspectives. To show which perspectives my conclusions resonate/have dialogue with would be worthwhile though, and is why I have so much respect for really rigorous science and philosophy. Engaging with specific ideas/discoveries throughout a work only becomes more important as we move closer to applicable science from armchair philosophy, away from hyperbole.

Ive just been out of academia for so long 😮‍💨 but this has always been my default writing style. It has its pluses and minuses. Pluses for novelty/creativity. Minuses for chewability/dialogue. Neutralish for field bridging. I guess. I miss being immersed in structured scientific learning, more than anything, although the foundational combination of everything I’ve learned makes reading most things super thought provoking and helps me keep teaching myself.

To talk too hyperbolically about practice makes perfect, dialectics, etc. leaves out a discussion of muscle memory, Hegel, etc… Reality is nuanced.

‘The training of the mind to think, not just learning facts’, as Einstein said, is crucial, although the facts must remain in their own way. And the (what is ‘pointed towards’ of the) concepts have always been more important to retain to me than their histories. Really good works still usually incorporate both aspects well, though. The dialogue continues, nonetheless. Thanks all <3