Month: March 2025

Note: Idealism in an Era of Consequences

Attempting to maintain a frame of optimistic idealism seems rather heroic in this age of absolute consequences. It is not that the idea of contemplating utopia serves only as denialism...

By Richard J Tilley March 27, 2025 Academia, Collective Ethical Patience, Community, Critical Theory, Critical Thinking, Liberation, Ontology, Open Access, United States
Memo: Tom Stoppard meets Star Trek (cross posted)

I had an idea for movie that is Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (play: 1966, film: 1990), which was written by Tom Stoppard and is a play that was made...

By Richard J Tilley March 27, 2025 Fiction, Ontology, Science Fiction
The importance of a singular leader (cross posting)

This is not a popular opinion, but I have come to believe that social movements do not ultimately bring systematic change. Not be a contrarian, but I think it takes...

By Richard J Tilley March 9, 2025 Collective Ethical Patience, Community, Conflict Resolution, Liberation, Personal, Science Fiction, The Other

Note: Idealism in an Era of Consequences