by tfindlay | Dec 6, 2025
I have often pointed to capitalism as a product of the values inherent in the independent mindset. As such I have suggested that it should be replaced by a more socialistic system that encourages a more egalitarian distribution of wealth and power. But a an article...
by tfindlay | Dec 2, 2025
Values of the Interdependent Worldview It is now recognized across multiple scientific fields that nothing exists independently. All phenomena exist interdependently. This fact has profound implications regarding what can exist over time. Up until recently we have...
by tfindlay | Aug 9, 2025
Since the death of God was announced by Friedrich Nietzsche in 1882 people have been arguing about how we might come up with a moral code. If such a thing is not received from a supernatural source what possible authority could be considered worthy of providing...
by tfindlay | Jul 10, 2025
In a recent article published in The Atlantic by David Brooks which draws on the work of moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre to present a historical account of how we have arrived at a point where Trump’s lying, cheating, bullying, racism, greed, and general...
by tfindlay | Jul 3, 2025
It has been claimed that capitalism is human nature. I think this is false. It is true that we can be ruthlessly competitive but we can also be compassionately cooperative. Human nature includes both possibilities. It is not limited to either one exclusively. In other...
by tfindlay | Jul 1, 2025
Nietzsche called hope “the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.” and I would agree if we are talking about false or unjustified hope. This kind of hope is no more than wishful thinking. But in an article called The New and Hopeful Science of...
