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• The Walking Dead, Philosophy Zombies, and Zombie Banks

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. Zombies are all the rage right now. AMC’s intense horror series The Walking Dead has just been renewed for a third season... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALITY

• Realizing Resonance’s Top 13 Songs for Halloween

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. The philosophical theme for Realizing Resonance in October is the Paranormal, and the inspiration for this is Halloween.... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC, SPIRITUALITY

• The Vital Mysticism of Oracles

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. Predictions are vital. Since the dawn of civilization humans have lived in anticipation of the future, demanding forecasts... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALITY

• Resolution to Read in October: The Paranormal

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphotoOctober is most obviously the month of Halloween, the dark and haunted time of the year when most Americans are in the mood for... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE, SPIRITUALITY

• Jurisprudence: Defining the Nature of Law

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto There are four general philosophical theories of jurisprudence, what defines the nature of law. The theory of natural law... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2011 HISTORY, LEGAL, PHILOSOPHY

• Capital Punishment in America is Arbitrary and Racist

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto Capital punishment is prominent in the news right now. Texas Governor Rick Perry, who is running for the Republican nomination... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2011 DEBATE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY

• Moral Absolutes and Moral Alternatives

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto For thousands of years philosophers and laypeople alike have attempted to define the uniquely human condition of morality.... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Fate of Global Jihad a Decade After September 11th

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. Photo credit: Lowell Gordon Photography This Sunday it will have been ten years since Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda network... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2011 CULTURE, DEBATE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Resolution to Read in September: Ethics and Law

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto Ethics and Law are the themes for Realizing Resonance for the month of September. These are among the richest of philosophical... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALITY

• Wine in Bordeaux, Beer in Bruges, and Contextual Temperance

  

  Aristotle has left us with a theory of ethics based on morale and intellectual virtues. Morale virtues are instilled in us through habituation from practice,... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2011 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Food Aesthetics: Your Cooking is Care

  

  A delicious home cooked meal, situated enticingly on my plate, appetite visually stimulated by the ravenous colors and textures and delectable presentation. Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2011 FOOD & DRINK

• What Food Can Be

  

  Food. Every morning we wake up and go through our day ingesting various amounts and types of it. Most of us never stop to think about what it means to our lives... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2011 FOOD & DRINK

• Resolution to Read in August: Food and Drink

  

  For August, the philosophical theme for Realizing Resonance is Food and Drink. It will be a nice break from politics, economics, and history, although I will... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2011 BOOKS, FOOD & DRINK

• The Federal Reserve Conspiracy Tapestry Torn

  

  The Federal Reserve System (the Fed) was created in 1913, and apparently America has been going downhill ever since. I was born in 1976, and I let almost 30... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY

• Witch Trials in the Family History

  

  It was 319 years ago today, on July 26th, 1692, when my family, the Endicott family, became part of one of the most infamous affairs in American history, the... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY, SPIRITUALITY

• Iron Maiden's Top 10 Songs About History

  The philosophical theme for Realizing Resonance in July is History. Rather than attempt to scour my musical files for a rounded sample of songs about history,... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MUSIC, PHILOSOPHY

• Reason for Religious Freedom in America

  

  In America today there seems to be a growing sentiment that the Constitution’s Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses in the First Amendment do not... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, SPIRITUALITY

• James Madison and the Problem of Factions

  

  Factions are groups of citizens who unite under a common interest or goal, and James Madison argues in Federalist #10 that the formation of factions is the... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY

• The American Railroads and the Panic of 1873

  

  The Panic of 1873 and subsequent Long Depression in the U.S. began on September 18th with the failure of Jay Cooke and Co., although signs of distress had... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Self-Evident Truths in the Declaration of Independence

  

  Happy Independence Day, my fellow Americans! Before we celebrate with parties and fireworks, we should also celebrate the Declaration of Independence itself,... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY