AboutMichael J. Motta Expertise Existentialism, existential psychology, political philosophy; some value theory and ethics. Interdisciplinary approach to the social sciences and humanities: some background in abnormal psychology, expressionist art, and modern literature. I'd defer to other experts especially in areas such as analytic philosophy and philosophy of science.
Experience Tutor, Michigan State University, Student-Athlete Support Services, 2002-2005.
Teaching Assistant, Binghamton University, Department of Philosophy, 1995. Organizations American Civil Liberties Union
Publications The Society for Laingian Studies (giardino delle parole),
Lansing State Journal, Grand Ledge Independent, beTurtle.com, Property Investor Magazine, Grand Rapids Press, eHow.com
Education/Credentials Graduate study, Binghamton University, Department of Philosophy, 1993-95.
MA in Philosophy, Michigan State University, College of Arts and Letters, 1991. Master's thesis: "Nietzsche's 'Hothouse For Strange And Choice Plants'".
BA in Social Science, Michigan State University, James Madison College, 1989.
Study abroad: Cambridge University, Trinity College, Cambridge, England, 1988.
Awards and Honors Clifford D. Clark Fellow, Binghamton University, 1993-95.
Department of Philosophy Fellowship, Michigan State University, 1991.
National Merit Scholar, Michigan State University, 1985-1989.
Hello Michael J.Motta. How you doing. My name is Tittim. I just had a look at your description at the all experts and I quite impressed on the variety of field or topics you cover including political philosophy and ethics. So in that sense I am hoping that you may be able to give me some tips or advice relating to my question. My question is more or less related to philosophy or psychology in my opinion but especially related to political philosophy. So here is my question, we all know that there have been lots of major discoveries in the past in the history of human civilization and they became renowned after a while or immediately depending on its importance I suppose. I would like to put this concisely. What do you think or feel someone should do if one has made a huge discovery, a discovery so big that would unravel mysteries that had never been solved before. A true discovery related to lets say the human civilization, something that would change things forever. A discovery with such importance and coherence. But the only main conventional difference would be that the discovery would have been made by a single individual rather than as usual a group of scientists/researchers. But that is a major drawback indeed and even more importantly if the fate of the world literally depended on it. It is not hard to imagine that the individual would have trouble getting through to the scientists or authorities in the government because of perhaps their lack of faith and unbelief that such could be possible by a mere individual or may be even because of issues such as jealousy or envy may be. What do you think that such an individual has to do in order to make this world aware of such discovery? How could that individual persuade the authorities of the world to acknowledge and take action regarding such important discovery? Your help or opinion would be much appreciated. I hope this question would not be of much difficulty to answer, if in any case it proves to be too difficult to answer, then you don’t really have to bother with it. Thanks for reading this.
Answer Shwan,
Thanks for the question.
There are a lot of different ways to get publicity, but in this case I'd recommend the usual way first - try to have the findings published in a relevant professional journal. This way, the information would precede the weight of importance you're placing on it, and one's peers could discover for themselves just how important it is.
In other words, let the information be big but the fanfare small, and the largesse of the information will win out in the end.
