The ‘Contemplations’ section could be said to have quite a bit in common with the ‘A matter of perspective section’ in that it is dedicated to contributions of a sometimes philosophical sort. That being said the matters considered tend to be topical and less abstract than the other section.

• Cultural Musings
  

• Waltzing a EurAsian dream
• The naked truth (Part 1)
• The naked truth (Part 2)

• Musings on Religion
  

• Questioning church and state
• Of church and settlement
• The original religious motivator
• From dogma to tyranny

• Of Exploitation, Work & Purpose
  

• When purpose is called into question
• The overtime work bug
• Living to work?
• The chain of exploitation
• Of exploitation and automation

• Other Musings

• Of first and second lives
• The anatomy of compromise
• Of pancakes and life
• The role of the vigilante
• Of aesthetics and function
• Respecting the venerable
• A time and a place

• Personal Musings

• Potential squandered
• Work - Where the workers lose

• Questioning Reality

• Wishing for another reality
• Forging another reality
• Of good and law
• The anatomy of grief

• Systems of Leadership

• Of dictatorship and democracy
• Of partisanism and democracy
• The dark side of democracy

• The Nature of Debate
  

• The anatomy of debate
• The evolution of viewpoints
• Debating issues - not people
• Setting the pace in debate

This list shall of course expand gradually as time goes by.