Academia

The Good and the Bad News about Academic Research, Communities, and Degrowth Ethics

While this article by Rachel Handforth is not strictly on this subject, there are some very helpful insights and though this is mostly about PhDs and how people think of...

By Richard J Tilley April 13, 2026 Academia, Community, Critical Thinking, Degrowth, Open Access, United States
Note: Can you think of a scientist who would never betray you?

If you are being honest with yourself I bet you are finding it difficult to answer that questions. Of course, they preach parity, unity, one shared edification of collaborative justice....

By Richard J Tilley March 31, 2026 Academia, Liberation, Open Access, Personal
Abrahamic Imprint

I write a lot about my God with no religion both here and in in my poems from time to time. However, I do have moments when I stop and...

By Richard J Tilley March 3, 2026 Academia, Community, Critical Thinking, Literature, Personal, Theology
An important part on my quest to speak to God, revisited

I did something I never thought I would do again. Though I had deleted these two websites, and before that I had hidden them from online access some time ago...

By Richard J Tilley December 14, 2025 Academia, Awe, Critical Theory, Critical Thinking, Liberation, Ontology, Personal, Theology, Violence
Feminist theology and the Turn towards publishing in feminism and capitalism

Last night I starting thinking about Revelation 16:15, and how it melded with the Tanakh, and, perhaps, the teaching of the time of Elijah before the period of judgement. I...

By Richard J Tilley December 5, 2025 Academia, Awe, Critical Theory, Critical Thinking, Liberation, The Other, Theology
I do not like a recent poem (cross-posted)

I do not like the poem “state house fairground,” even though I know it is quite good. I cannot tell you why I do not like it. I know intellectually...

By Richard J Tilley September 1, 2025 Academia, Critical Theory, Critical Thinking, Liberation, Literature, Poetry, United States
Essays And Memos On My Fundamental Misunderstanding Of Ontology – Internet Archive

In addition to my four books of poetry (so far), I have uploaded a collection of essays, short essays, and memos to Internet Archive for free download https://archive.org/details/essays-and-memos-on-my-fundamental-misunderstanding-of-ontology-by-richard-j-tilley Here is...

By Richard J Tilley August 3, 2025 Academia, Community, Conflict Resolution, Critical Theory, Critical Thinking, Ontology, Open Access, Romantic Awe, Romantic Empathy, Science Fiction, Space and Place, The Other, The Subconscious Signature, Violence, website
Lesia Kulchynska: The Lure of War video essay

What Lesia Kulchynska discusses about the gig economy in warfare and terrorism has an obvious positive correlation with commodity fetishism. She demonstrates public anger is not what brings revolutions anymore...

By Richard J Tilley April 18, 2025 Academia, Community, Conflict Resolution, Critical Theory, Critical Thinking, Violence
This is not a good time to start writing a new book

This is not a good time to start writing a new book. You have already invested so much time and resources on the book you were already writing. Now, with...

By Richard J Tilley April 17, 2025 Academia, Collective Ethical Patience, Community, Critical Theory, Critical Thinking, Liberation, Ontology, Open Access, Personal, United States, Violence
(cross-posting) Note: Continuing humanities teaching and research after the discontinuation of grants

I do not think individual humanities work needs to stop with the removal of grants. Yes, clearly communities and community culture will be hurt. However, individuals can continue privately, to...

By Richard J Tilley April 12, 2025 Academia, Collective Ethical Patience, Community, Critical Theory, Critical Thinking, Liberation, Literature, Ontology, Open Access, Personal, Theology, United States, Violence