Marc Herrero

Personal website

In the era of new enlightenment.

Welcome to my space of reflection. A territory unconcerned with pleasing, where I seek to give structure to the ideas and experience of my own inner world.

I am Marc Herrero: son, husband, and father. An independent thinker dedicated to investigating and safeguarding the spontaneity that makes us human.

My path is far from linear, but it reflects a life lived with purpose. It stems from direct contact with reality. I have learned to serve by observing human response, composure in the face of vulnerability, and the dynamics of real-world environments. This practical foundation, combined with relentless self-directed inquiry, anchors my work today in developing and transforming complex systems and defending cognitive agency.

I view science as a living tool of iteration toward truth; a method for understanding our world that ceases to be useful the moment it becomes dogma. I believe there are as many visions of truth as there are conscious beings in the world, and that evolution is found precisely through listening and dialogue.

I live guided by curiosity, with the conviction that our version of truth should leave a better world for the generations to come.

— I approach this commitment from two distinct angles:

01 / Psychological LayerΨ

Co-founder and facilitator at Virtud. Exploring how humans assimilate technology and preserve the sovereignty of their cognitive processes amidst the automation of judgment.

02 / Technological Layer▲

Architect of Deductive Causal Architecture (DCA) featuring EDAATM & Sentio — a framework designed to build and operate intelligence systems that understand life as it unfolds.

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Arborescent Taxonomy

Map of Thought

— Roots & Ethos
02 / Bases∞

Foundations

  • — Psychology
  • — Physics
  • — Culinary Arts
  • — Standarization
  • — High-performance
04 / Ethos✱

Philosophy

  • — Socratic Virtue: "Know thyself"
  • — Ignatian Maxim: "Pray as if everything depended on God, work as if everything depended on you"
— Cognitive Core
01 / ManifestoΨ

Advocacy

  • — Cognitive Agency
  • — Human Sovereignty
03 / Explorationλ

Interests

  • — Quantum mechanics
  • — Limits of mathematics
  • — Philosophy of consciousness
  • — Open systems
  • — Photography
05 / Process⎇

Methodology

  • — Autonomous Inquiry
  • — Arborescent Thinking
  • — Complex problem solving
— Praxis & Creation
06 / Capital◇

Investing

  • — Preservation of human authenticity
07 / Praxis▲

Building

  • — Systems based on human cognition
  • — Memorable experiences
  • — Purpose-driven companies

Writing

Articles

1 published