Category: “A Rational Perspective”

by Jason Stotts How great it is to soar among the birds, between the twinkling lights far below, and the glittering stars far above. How great it is to be master of nature, to have a mind capable of feats not yet known, to live among the wonders wrought by our hand. How great it…

by Jason Stotts Okay, so perhaps I should preface this by saying that I hate poetry and I cannot write poetry, but I was moved to try and put down my feelings and this is what came out of it…so read at your own risk. You have been warned. How great is Man that he…

by Jason Stotts Another thing I saw in the San Diego Airport was a woman wearing a shirt that said “Be as you are”, which I though was an interesting philosophical claim worthy of investigation. I can only construe 2 readings of this, 1) the loose reading – “Be an individual” and 2) the literal…

by Jason Stotts Recently I was having a discussion about value with someone and they claimed that value is just part of what a thing is – “Things are not valuable because we value them, they are valuable for what they are”, i.e. the claim is that value is intrinsic. Now, being the philosopher I…

by Jason Stotts This summer has provided for me a chance for introspection that one rarely receives – I was able to more concretely identify one of my fundamental characteristics like I had never been able to do before. The characteristic I am talking about is Purpose. You see, this summer I wasn’t able to…