humanity

I learned a new word the other day–Weltanschauung. Obviously a German mouthful, it means “a comprehensive conception or theory of the world and the place of humanity in it, a…

Here’s an interesting thought experiment. Imagine the beginnings of planning in human evolution. When did the first people communicate to each other, undoubtedly through signs: “I’ll go this way, you…

Scientists now speak of the ‘Anthropocene Age’—the domination of the earth by man. It’s meant to be scientifically neutral term, as if a sentient species rapidly warming the atmosphere, depleting…

It’s now clear that the West, and the world generally, are in a race to the bottom. The question is, what lies at the bottom? And what happens when we…

There is a great deal of confusion, even and perhaps especially among philosophers, about diversity and wholeness. In a world being torn apart by fragmentation and conflict between peoples and…

Everyone seemed to be out on a warmish Saturday afternoon at the peak of autumn in northern California. Yet there were no crowds and there was no crowding at the…

It’s often said that to be productive and happy, a person has to feel part of something larger than her or himself, and serve that larger thing with a true…

I had a revealing conversation with a couple of millennials recently. Best friends, one a father of two young children and the other soon to be a father, they are…