Essay Archive

• The Firmament Series
• The Lumniary Series

The Firmament Series

The Firmament Series is a series of mini-essays aimed to define, explore or argue for concepts used in more extensive essays. The main purpose of The Firmament Series is to provide cursive reading for those inclined to deeper understand my perspective. This is an organically evolving series of very short essays, occasionally updated with changes and comments, if I feel that new insights. The Name of this project is inspired by early- modern astronomy. The Firmament was a common name for what was considered to be the outermost sphere of fixed stars in the night sky, populating the outermost realm of the superlunar world. These short essays could be considered the brightest stars of that night sky, sometimes arranged in constellations. Although The Firmament Series isn't necessarily a serious academic endeavor, I will borrow from academic conventions for the sake of clarity.

The Luminary Series

While some of the stars on my Firmament are based on my own outlooks, insights and conclusions, I would never view them as ever outshining the Luminaries which have inspired them. The main aim of the Luminary Series is to separate my own reflection, from that of the works which shine the brightest on my Night Sky. The essays within will mostly (but not exclusively) present the books and thinkers which illuminate my Firmament the strongest. This is not intended to be a review series, even if I will occasionally reflect on what I view to be particularly illuminating aspects of these works and thinkers alike. Consider it an introduction to the works and people which continue to inspire me.