Work in Progress: Central Tenants of my Philosophy

1. The world, properly understood, is one in absolute flux– there are no discrete ‘things’ because they are constantly changing, affecting and being affected by the world around it. (For any given object, there is no discrete line between where the object ends and the rest of the world begins)
2. The flow is determined by laws that are not subject to the will of the mind, but can be understood to some degree.

3. The essential part of all things is the striving for their own preservation and increased power. Note: However, as expanded on below, the thing can only be aware of its existence if it has a mind, it must understand the links between cause and effect in order to have power, and the principal effect, which determines whether or not any knowledge is trivial or worthy by whether or not a cause directly links to it,  is the preservation and increased power of the thing itself.
4. There is no ‘I’ in the soul/cogito sense– the mind should be understood as a stream of ideas, brought about by previous causes and bringing forth new conditions.
5. Obviously, the ‘I’ has no freedom– from 2 and 3.
6. Knowledge of the laws of process, and the streams that largely flow through the self, allow one to better steer one’s self in accordance
7. The mind is our fundamental place of existence– we do not ‘live’ in the material world– we live in the phenomenal world.
8. In order to have freedom, the mind must grow in its understanding of the world.
9. Our ideas of the world are formed by looking at clashes, conflicts and resolutions.
10. Education depends on exposing the mind to contrary ideas that we believe are relevant to the expansion, preservation, and empowerment of the self.
11. Incorrect ideas, especially in regards to Good and Evil and the nature of truth, destroy our freedom.
12. One’s character is moldable over time, by first understanding how to mold it and then having the strength of will to bring into affect the necessary conditions to motivate the change.

13. The pursuit to preserve one’s self and to increase the breath of the self (which, recall, is not the body, but the body of knowledge of one’s self) is the greatest human virtue: happiness.