Philosophical Bagatelles

This is a collection of short essays, most under 500 words, on a wide variety of topics. They were written over the past 20 years, most of them in the past 10. Each one has a single idea, one that I have not encountered elsewhere. In other words, they are personal responses, either to current events or to philosophical issues. All of them would need supporting evidence or further development to be publishable separately; but together they form a record of an irreverent but disciplined mind, making sense of a confusing world. I hope they will strike sparks among like-minded readers.