Ethics & moral reasoning
Justice & Happiness
How might reason, dialogue and human happiness help us resolve moral disagreements?
Investigation · Exploration · Reflection
Alchemy.
The analysis of Life
Alchemy is the process of experimenting with ideas, attitudes and behaviours, in order to create strength, peace and pure reason. It is a science of conscience and happiness.
Many people think of changing the world, but hardly any think of changing themself. Salvation lies within. And to get out, one must go in. The unexamined life is not worth living. These are all famous words to encourage to study yourself, because by studying yourself you are studying the human mind, the emotions, beliefs, behaviours, and life itself. The more you understand yourself, the more you will understand everyone. Know Thyself.
An invitation to examine
We need an open mind and an open heart, with compassion for everyone and everything, including ourselves. We must be willing to let go of all hostility, to reflect honestly on ourselves, and to learn and change.
With that willingness, I invite you to examine the ideas found here. Question them, challenge their reasoning, and consider what they might ask of you. Are you willing to examine your own convictions as closely as you examine another’s? What might you discover if you do?
It is more important to seek good than truth—but as the inquiry unfolds, they reveal themselves to be the same thing.Examine the ideas
01 / The written word
Questions worth staying with.
Explore the themes behind the writing. These reading notes introduce works in development.
The experience of happiness
Who is the happiest person alive?
Considering happiness as peace and joy—and asking what lies beneath the surface.
Character & human worth
What makes a person refined?
Beyond eloquence and accomplishment: examining the place of moral character.
02 / The spoken word
Ideas, given a voice.
A space for recorded speeches and spoken reflections.
Recordings forthcoming
The conversation continues.
Speeches will appear here as they are recorded. Until then, explore the questions in the writing above.
03 / The author
Citizen of the World
Writer · Liverpool
Who am I?
I’ve sat in solitude with the wreckage of my choices, trying to name the law behind conscience and consequence—what some call God, others karma.
I don’t write to preach. I write to show my workings, to test belief against the hardest objections. If you stay, follow the arguments, not my authority. Don’t take my word. Examine what I lay out.
Belief here isn’t comfort; it’s a verdict I keep trying to justify.
To enter these waters, we must be brave enough to face thoughts we would rather leave undisturbed. Some awaken fear. Others stir guilt—the kind that makes us want to turn away from our own reflection.
A brave thinker must be willing to examine even what frightens them. For if God exists, and God is righteous, what might that ask of us? The prospect can be frightening. But fear is neither proof nor a verdict; it, too, must be examined.