PinnedChristopher Jacob·May 6, 2023Pray with Caution: 10 Red Flags Your Church May Actually Be a CultThe phenomenon of cults has long fascinated scholars and researchers alike, who have attempted to unravel the complex dynamics of these…A response icon3A response icon3
PinnedChristopher Jacob·Mar 24, 2022Messiah of Waco: The Psychopathology of David Koresh — Messiah? Delusional? Both?Despite the incidents that occurred under the leadership of David Koresh of the Branch Davidians and the religious edict that secured the…A response icon2A response icon2
PinnedChristopher Jacob·Jan 22, 2023Are You in a Cult? Are you sure?Niccolò Machiavelli is one of history’s most politically influential strategists. His manifesto The Prince is one of his most well-known…A response icon1A response icon1
PinnedChristopher Jacob·Nov 20, 2022The Stoned Philosopher Speaks of Critical Realism Defining Interrelationship Between Agency and…The ontological properties and tenets of natural necessity underpin critical realism. This specific ontological system cannot derive…A response icon3A response icon3
PinnedChristopher Jacob·Jul 27, 2022Implications of Modern and Postmodern Moral Relativism in Anti-Foundationalism and Pragmatism in…Dichotomous political institutions often employ their values, rationality, and pragmatism to support anti-foundationalism while…A response icon1A response icon1
Christopher Jacob·Jan 19Why You Feel Guilty When No One Is WatchingThis essay advances a psychological, philosophical, and sociological distinction between guilt and conscience by treating both as…A response icon1A response icon1
Christopher Jacob·Dec 26, 2024The Prologue to My Upcoming Psychological Thriller Novel: The Family of Perdition: The Other Side…Reader Discretion Advised: ”Free will, if isolated from the controlling gentleness and complexity of nature, readily becomes the will to…A response icon1A response icon1
Christopher Jacob·Oct 18, 2024The Death and Rebirth of Axiological Determination in The Evolution of FunctionalismEvery individual perception represents a distinct prism that challenges the confines of empirical comprehension. Human experience and…
Christopher Jacob·Aug 3, 2024It's more about ruthless deception. Cutting the head of the snake is the worst approach."The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him."---Machiavelli
Christopher Jacob·Aug 3, 2024Preservation to Evolve: Applying Machiavellian PhilosophyIn the fourteenth century, extending into the fifteenth century, Niccolo Machiavelli was a diplomat, philosopher, and political and…A response icon1A response icon1
