Not everything I write is theory-heavy. Last year, I released a very different kind of book—one that’s meant to be picked up, flipped through, and used in everyday life. Quotes to Level Up Your Life is a pocket reference of over 1200 quotes I curated from world thinkers, leaders, and authors. It’s built for clarity, […]
Author: KW Mackey
Announcing My Upcoming Book on Subjective Process Theory
I’m excited to share that I’ve been developing a book that brings together years of original research, diagrams, and theory into a single, structured model for how we process experience, identity, and action. The book will formally introduce: Subjective Process Theory (SPT) – a multi-gear model of consciousness and internal feedback The Conscious Processing Engine […]
Causal Determinism Cannot Be Absolute and Free Will is a Valid Claim
When you think of the vastness of the universe, it is easy to conclude that your choices and your very existence may be meaningless when looking at the big picture. It would seem that our life is controlled by these larger forces the universe puts on us. Whole planets and galaxies are controlled by these […]
Epistemology: Planes of Discourse Introduction
Introduction Have you ever stopped to consider how our perceptions shape our understanding of the world around us? From Brunelleschi’s revolutionary development of perspective in art to modern developments in science and technology, it is clear that our perspectives have a profound impact on our understanding of reality. But what if there was a way […]
Breaking the Veil: How to Challenge Ideology and See the World Clearly
The following is a conversation I had with the ChatGPT AI. I found it very inspiring and hopeful. So I think you will also. ME: Can you give me a detailed summary of “the sublime object of ideology”? ChatGPT: “The Sublime Object of Ideology” is a book written by Slavoj Žižek, a Slovenian philosopher and […]
Natural Guides and Incidental Law
Natural Law Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274 AD) was widely considered the greatest theologian and philosopher of the High Middle Ages. He expanded on the idea of natural law. He stated, “the light of reason is placed by nature (and thus by God) in every man to guide him in his acts.” Therefore, according to Aquinas, […]
Heidegger’s Dasein & the Subjective Experience of Being
Every moment of our lives we experience the presence of “now.” This personal now experience is what Heidegger calls dasein. Dasein refers to the experience of being that is peculiar to human beings. According to Heidegger, Dasein is not a fixed, static entity but a dynamic, constantly changing mode of being. He argued that dasein […]
The Role of Language in Communicating Truth.
By Not Hegel Some years ago, I was reading Frank Herbert’s “Dune” and I noticed that there were many words I didn’t understand. I was passing over them trying to “guess” their meaning. Because Dune was at a higher reading level than most fiction, it made this realization very striking. I decided to take action! […]
The Hegelian Dialectic is Proven to be Causally Weak
By Not Hegel Introduction The Hegelian dialectic, a core concept in Western philosophy, has significantly influenced our understanding of the world and shaped numerous subsequent philosophical theories. However, this article argues that the dialectic’s causal weaknesses not only undermine its own foundation but also weaken the epistemological basis of many philosophies that have stemmed from […]
Limitations of Causality and its Relation to Scale
by Not Hegel Carl Sagan in Cosmos provided a very logical rejection of horoscopes. He said the doctor helping the mother give birth has a greater gravitational effect on the child than Saturn does. This gravitational effect of the planets is the crux of the study of horoscopes. Therefore, this was a disregard for Scale. […]