About James Biller
Who am I?
I am a Lighting Designer by trade and a Philosopher by choice. This site serves as a place for my philosophical content and random ideas. I believe Truth and Love are the most powerful forces that we have as humans. We have direct access to Objective Reality with our Senses and indirect access to Reality through the Subjective Imagination. With the proper use of Reason we are able to leverage the dynamic between our Senses and Imagination to drive ourselves towards the Life that we want. I call this the process of Self-creation.
What is Self-creation?
Self-creation has been defined by Merriam Webster as "the development or formation of one's identity or conception of oneself". I run with this definition but have adapted it into a synthesis of famous psychological theories that nicely fit the meaning of the definition. Abraham Maslow's "Self-actualization" in my philosophy is thought of as a constant process that we are creating by observing reality and going through a process of thinking that is modeled by another hierarchy of sorts: Bloom's Taxonomy.
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world" -Albert Einstein
Imagination is a process that internalizes reality and recreates the world with a corresponding set of worldviews. We can properly focus our lenses with the right balance of observing reality, reasoning with logic, and reflecting on reality within our mind. Although all three processes are important, my philosophy aims to highlight the differences and what sets the Imagination apart.