R. L. Culpeper

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• Refining My Philosophy: Accepting Synthetic Judgments

  By R. L. Culpeper on January 21, 2013 • ( 17 )

  

  
  

  I have long thought Empiricism to be the sole method available for acquiring new knowledge.  I felt that any alternative method, if employed, was merely the regurgitation of previously experienced concepts, which ultimately offers nothing new, and was generally trivial. … Read More ›

• How Did They Do That And Do They Even Know What They’re Doing?

  By R. L. Culpeper on January 21, 2013 • ( 10 )

  
  

  How Did They Do That And Do They Even Know What They’re Doing?. Richard William Posner is a fellow writer that regularly comments on my work and provides recommended sources for additional research. He and I were recently discussing his… Read More ›

• A letter to Sir Paul Nurse, The Royal Society

  By R. L. Culpeper on January 21, 2013 • ( 14 )

  
  

  A letter to Sir Paul Nurse, The Royal Society. John Zande has sent a letter to the Royal Society requesting the removal of the Christian calendar era designations BC  and AD, and the adoption of the secular designations BCE and… Read More ›

• The Evolution of Religious Thought: Cultural Diffusion

  By R. L. Culpeper on January 6, 2013 • ( 23 )

  
  

  PREFACE This is the second installment of The Evolution of Religious Thought.  In this section I describe the process in which religious beliefs transfer between cultures.  Towards the end, I briefly touch on the affect this had on monotheism, specific… Read More ›

• Is History Inevitably Recursive?

  By R. L. Culpeper on January 1, 2013 • ( 30 )

  
  

  There are a great number of stories throughout history that exemplify the iniquity often associated with Totalitarianism. To be sure, the twentieth century was abundantly active in this arena, but certain stories from Herodotus’ Histories reverberate in my mind as… Read More ›

• An Award Worth Sharing

  By R. L. Culpeper on December 14, 2012 • ( 10 )

  

  
  

  A few days ago I received a nomination for the “Very Inspiring Blogger Award”.  I was pleasantly surprised and honored by this nomination.  I inspired someone, which is quite an achievement in my humble opinion.  It’s also not something that… Read More ›

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