PHILOSOPHY JOURNAL
 

Philosophy Journal

Article 9. Polupoikilos (pol-oo-poy-kil-oss), like the word chiropractic, comes from Greek roots. “Polus” means much, and “poikilos” means manifold, varied, or many colored. As God created us with many shades, hues, tints and a variety of expressions, so too is chiropractic much colored, and much varied are the approaches of chiropractors to chiropractic. Summer 2004 Straight from Sherman.

Article 8. Pragmatically, chiropractic works because D.D. Palmer adjusted Harvey Lillard and his hearing returned. Chiropractic works because people come into our offices all week long and leave feeling better. These are examples of observable, practical outcomes and embraced as the totality of the chiropractic profession by many people both within and outside the profession. Spring 2004 Straight from Sherman.

Article 7. To complete the discussion we began in previous articles about the processes that are the responsibility of the educated brain, in this article, we'll discuss how the educated brain is instrumental in the adaptation to the external environment - a function that is explained through the special sense cycle.
Winter 2003 Straight from Sherman.

Article 6. In the previous two Philosophy Journals, we studied the simple cycle. As mentioned then, the simple cycle gives us a philosophical model that attempts to explain physiology. A deeper look at the physiological processes explained by the simple cycle reveals that they are processes that we are not routinely or consciously aware of. Functions such as digestion, respiration, circulation, cellular repair, hemopoisis and many other bodily functions carry on physiological activity without our frontal lobes engaged in the process.
Fall/Winter 2002 Straight from Sherman.

Article 5. To gain a more concrete understanding of the process of human form and function, the philosophy of chiropractic offers a philosophical model to explain our physiology in the form of the simple cycle, traditionally called the simple safety pin cycle. In a previous Philosophy Journal we explored the first three of the six steps of the simple cycle -- the efferent side. This time we'll focus on the afferent side.
Summer 2002 Straight from Sherman.

Article 4. In previous Philosophy Journals, we explored the understanding that the link between the immaterial (intelligence) and the material (matter) is force. The two aspects of force, the physical energy and the information carried by the energy, determine how the motion of matter is changed and what patterns of motion (properties and actions) will be physically expressed.
Winter 2002 Straight from Sherman.

Article 3. In the previous Philosophy Journal, we explored the concept that universal intelligence continually coordinates and integrates all matter through properties (persistent patterns of motion) and actions (variable motions). We concluded that motion is tone.
Fall 2001 Straight from Sherman.

Article 2. As we know, the major premise of chiropractic, Principle #1 from Stephenson's Text, is that "A universal intelligence is in all matter and continually gives to it all its properties and actions, thus maintaining it in existence." D.D. Palmer also said chiropractic is founded on tone. As a philosopher, I find myself contemplating the relationship between these two statements....
Summer 2001 Straight from Sherman.

Article 1. D.D. Palmer credits the concept of tone for his understanding of life and health. "Upon the comprehension of tone I built the grandest science of this or any age. Tone is a law, which can be comprehended; it is a principle on which others are founded." I want to expand on this idea and explore how we can use the concept of tone in everyday practice....
Spring 2001 Straight from Sherman.