Category: ethics

• March 8, 2013

  The effects of another’s demeanor: Draining and diminishing

  I argued yesterday that a demeanor just is the manner in which one ‘conveys’ or embodies a specific form of life. By saying this, I sought to clear a space for the consideration of demeanor, quite apart from that of behavior, conduct, action, and discourse. In the final paragraph, I suggested that this definition gives…
• March 7, 2013

  The meaning of demeanor

  ‘To see a world in a grain of sand.’ (my italics) –William Blake One’s demeanor may dampen our spirits or raise our powers, exhaust us or enliven us, diminish or dilate us. Most of us have had salutary experiences with individuals whose demeanors are gentle as well as exhausting experiences with those who, despite having failed to…
• March 6, 2013

  Moon is sun: Storm meditation

  An opening revealing moon in morning. Sun is moon and fog is distance. Wind churning, churning world, sun returning as moon. Moonwinds churn, turning earth, returning in thickness, white luminescence. Sitting, breathing, enveloped, revealed. Revealed? Revealing moon; revealing light, lavender, lavendered light: lightening lavender, paling hill.
• February 28, 2013

  Awakening to Philosophical Life: Now Available

  Philosophical Awakening This e-book, which is now available to order, is entitled Awakening to Philosophical Life: Essays Personal and Impersonal. It was completed at the end of February of 2013 and is meant to be a philosophical review of my attempt to be a moral exemplar: a good friend, a good neighbor, and a humble guide to…
• February 20, 2013

  Philosophical Improv no. 10: Inquiring is no Longer a Luxury

  Since Episode 9 on self-surrender, we’ve been making the slow turn to Part III: the path of radiant living. In this episode, I provide a brief sketch of the art of philosophical inquiry. This subject is discussed at greater length in my book, The Art of Inquiry, a copy of which can be ordered here.…