Tag: Leadership

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
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 on a Completed Project: Science Fiction and Charles W. Mills’s Critique of “Ideal Theory” (Parts I-III)

I recently completed a three-part series over at scifi.global on Charles W. Mills’s Critique of “Ideal Theory”. It is completely based on a single paper that he wrote. I have...

By Richard J Tilley December 30, 2024 Academia, Community, Critical Theory, Critical Thinking, Degrowth, Fiction, Liberation, Science Fiction
The Falsehood of Author as Authority

Authority comes in the form of peacekeeping and the art of conflict resolution, not in an individual who writes five volumes on a philosophy of snake-like symbolism – all while...

By Richard J Tilley June 27, 2024 Community, Conflict Resolution, Critical Theory, Ontology, Open Access, Violence

Tag: Leadership

Note: Idealism in an Era of Consequences

The importance of a singular leader (cross posting)

Note on a Completed Project: Science Fiction and Charles W. Mills’s Critique of “Ideal Theory” (Parts I-III)

The Falsehood of Author as Authority