Author: Lawrence Abraham,Ph.D

Abstract

A two track approach to understanding Philosophy and Science is yet necessary in order to truly comprehend metaphysics, particularly on the issue of ‘a priori’ judgment. Today, cause-effect proposition is the staple of natural science and governs acceptable discoveries. The question is whether a word is quantifiable, scalarly and/or vectorially? Does a spoken word carry […]

Neo-Kantian Metaphysics: The Hegemony of Truth

In the unending conflict between metaphysics and science, what is obvious is often obscured by obtrusive arguments that amount to tortuous reasoning with little Light. Truth is elusive because of a lack of boundary demarcation and what constitutes pure science (and natural science) is often predicated on the mathematically possible and the empirically valid. The […]

Settled Identity and Knowledge-driven Belief: Wisdom’s Marriage to Peace

‘The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious-the knowledge of the existence of something unfathomable to us, the manifestation of the profound reason coupled with the most brilliant beauty’. Referencing Jewish- Christian tradition in particular but reaching generally, Einstein was of the view that the highest goal of that tradition was the gift […]

Wisdom’s Love

I should mention at the outset, that i plan to use some of these short stories in my online curriculum development. (They are of different lengths. I retain the proprietary rights).Nevertheless, they are told for your enjoyment. I knew a Man, Still do; who told me a story. As i recall it: There was a person […]

Russia/Ukraine: the way forward

At the outset of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine; ‘The Storyteller’ gave clue, as to means of resolving the conflict, by showing the presence of empty chairs in a conference setting. The empty ‘Chairs’ remain unoccupied…. It is a little over a year since, and the crisis is yet unmanageable. And so I made […]

Wisdom’s Raft: ‘From Catharsis to Synthesis’

The divine flame will light the way, where self-help falters. Enabling vision is essential light. Every victorious journey requires guidance. Sound political leadership is important in governance. Strong rulers of nations are servants in spirit who enter into the ‘Lord’s Joy’. Necessary political counsel for governance may be found in the answer to the question: […]

Verum in Dominum Suam: the Traveler’s Lamp and the Oil

Looking back through the pages of past pursuits, i rediscovered an earnest attempt to seek salvation in salutary company. Years ago, i was in the midst of an agreeable congregation. The presiding priest was a revered gentleman of august majesty. He humbly rose from his privileged chair, paused and stared intently as the congregation braced […]

Wisdom’s Voice: A ‘bathed lamb and a herald for Peace’

The Sanctuary of the Soul-that is the residence of the ‘Inner Man/woman’-is all the more sacred because of the name it bears. The reason is simple: there is nothing stronger than belief, as the essential nourishment of the inner person; by the bread of understanding. A sanctuary is either inhabited or deserted. The security requirement […]

Wisdom’s Light: ‘Leadership Archer and Anchor’

‘What is the use of living, if it is not to strive for noble causes and to make this muddled world a better place for those who will live in it after we are gone? How else can we put ourselves in harmonious relation with the great verities and consolations of the infinite and the […]

Wisdom’s Vessel: ‘The Mantle and the Potter’s Jar’

Wisdom is everywhere present as access to the ‘original’-; Nature’s summation and arrangement of elements in Creation’s ‘Rock of Justice’. Essentially, Wisdom is the precious ruby in the ‘Truth Mosaic’;-visible and invisible. Humanity’s dual nature-the Mantle and the Potter’s Jar- are both attested to, in the soul’s continuing reach for Wisdom as the fountain of […]