Larger course
Minimalist Wisdom Course
A 12-video study of the Minimalist Wisdom Text, a compact metaphysical text composed by Robert Davis.
- Video content
- 12 videos, about 3.7 hours
- Included text
- 1 PDF with 10 propositions
- Price
- $85
Courses
Structured studies in metaphysics and wisdom, combining video teaching with concise PDF texts for a clear and patient study of foundational ideas.
Compact framework
Eight Cosmic Principles Course
A 10-video course presenting eight universal principles for organizing metaphysical, ethical, and contemplative understanding.
- Video content
- 10 videos, 2 hours 48 minutes
- Included text
- 1 PDF with the eight principles
- Price
- $65
Course 1
A study in metaphysics
Minimalist Wisdom Course
This course examines the Minimalist Wisdom Text, a concise text in metaphysics and ontology. The text contains 10 propositions, and the course studies them slowly, with one video devoted to each proposition, along with an introduction and a review and conclusion.
The course is intended for students who want a careful way to think about being, possible and necessary reality, substances, the monad, the soul or node, knowledge, unity, and community. Its style is contemplative and direct, presenting philosophical ideas in language meant to support understanding rather than overwhelm the student.
Robert often uses the word "hypothesis" when discussing these propositions. This reflects an intellectually responsible approach: the ideas are treated seriously and practiced with confidence, while still acknowledging the difference between one's present understanding and the fullness of truth.
Good fit for
Students interested in metaphysics, spiritual foundations, self-knowledge, the relation between logic and being, and a careful universal language for contemplating reality.
Course 2
Eight universal principles
Eight Cosmic Principles Course
This course presents eight universal cosmic principles that Robert Davis has organized as a concise framework for contemplating reality. The principles are discussed in a natural and steady way, with one video for each principle, plus an introduction and a summary and conclusion.
The principles concern unity, cause and effect, community, action reciprocity, nodal life, intelligibility, epistemic limits, and the dependence of disunity on unity. Together, they offer a compact structure for students who want to think more clearly about metaphysics, knowledge, ethics, and the universe as a whole.
The course does not depend on a long textbook. Its PDF gives the title and definition of each principle, while the videos provide the fuller explanation and contemplative context.
Good fit for
Students seeking a shorter course centered on a compact framework for organizing metaphysical, ethical, and contemplative understanding.
Choosing a course
Choose Minimalist Wisdom if...
You want a deeper, proposition-by-proposition study of a short metaphysical text, with more time spent on foundational concepts and their implications.
Minimalist WisdomChoose Eight Cosmic Principles if...
You want a shorter course organized around eight universal principles that can serve as a compact framework for contemplation.
Eight Cosmic PrinciplesIf you are unhappy with either course, a full refund is available within 30 days of purchase by contacting Robert.