“Did you see when LeBron James made that shot last night? Or did you see when Tiger Woods made that hole in one?” “Well, yeah! It was all over SportsCenter the next day!” Philosophical Engineering “What most people overlook is the boring routine of hitting hundreds of balls every day Read more…
Recently I have been receiving messages and emails from people who have read the book The Impression of a Good Life: Philosophical Engineering or who have just begun reading, and their initial reaction is, “this is not what I expected! This is really good!” The element of surprise is in Read more…
I HAD ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT the true American dream was to sing and dance on the big stage one day (maybe perform my dance on the treadmill, put the cheese out in front of me at work and watch me go!)—that we all envisioned ourselves on TV, strolling down the Read more…
Thought on Instagram. My thinking thumb print from the book The Impression of a Good Life: Philosophical Engineering is about recognizing the actual needs and values in your life. Each picture captures the essence of a value I want in my life. As I look at my profile page, it Read more…
Intelligence they say is about making connections, seeing patterns. If athletes practice specific play patterns to make connections during important games, why wouldn’t we strive towards the same goal in our lives? Instead of throwing a football or shooting a basketball, there are many skills we can be practicing everyday Read more…
There are many different kinds of music to listen to today, lyrics to sing along to, feelings to be felt, dances to be danced. But there is always a certain kind of personal music, a certain set of values that just hits those right notes in us. Philosophical Engineering Your Read more…
fritzbooks: ~ concerning Crutzen’s “Geology of Mankind,” which coined the term “Anthropocene”
When I was given an assignment in my college history class to write about the values in Frederick Douglass’s life, a prominent abolitionist figure in American history, I remember reading one distinct passage in the text book. A young man once asked the great Mr. Douglass, who at the time Read more…
In recent discussions in the Cleveland Heights philosophy group, there has been a growing concern for what is discussed, “what to do next?” We talk about concepts that aren’t frequently talked about at work or at home, but seem to be on people’s minds. But the question gets raised, what practical Read more…
fritzbooks: After hiking the Western Wood, 2.29.16 Presence is to presentism as sex is to sexism. The sexist avoids experiencing the body, how the body is unique and free. Similarly, the presentist avoids experiencing time, how time is generation and a chance. The sexist doesn’t understand the body. The presentist Read more…