Philosophical Reflections

But how is that possible? Ever since I've gotten into being a political researcher, I've kept the same modus operandi: do something that makes progress toward my goals in life: i.e., be alive as long as I can; do what I can do contribute to the ultimate goals I am pursuing beyond self-preservation--namely, those of the preservation of the human species and peace and the well-being among us living. Concretely, I must apprise the situation I am confronting and see what I can do that with others' help (which I will solicit) we can work together toward the ends-in-view.  If I am talking to my health aide to lay out what interactions we will have today to realize these goals specifically, I try to illicit from her what she's willing to do that will help me achieve steps toward my well-being.  "Are you in the mood to go shopping for groceries?" I might start off.  Then, we proceed together by my enumerating other acts that  I've envisioned for the day to achieve...

We're a member of the human race: homo sapiens .  We humans in the course of our history have developed the capability to pass on what we learn from our experiences to future generations through a vehicle known as knowledge .   In a recent talk at Brookings, the President of Bell Corp. put what is company is all about succinctly (I'm paraphrasing): "Bell is an aggregate group of technical people doing a job important to our country's defense."  That's it!  Specifically, each makes use of the knowledge he has gained to bring about the military weapon that protects us 24/7: each contributes his abilities to complete the particular defense project.    We're like that.  Our most fundamental project is to preserve the human race .  Our society as one identifiable group among all others inhabiting the planet Earth has preserved the knowledge gained by our predecessors to be passed along to those of the now generation through educational institutio...