Putting Reason to Work
We believe that clear thinking is the foundation of right action. Clear thinking, in turn, begins with the disciplined use of reason. Our company name reflects what Aristotle called practical wisdom: the habit of reasoning well about what ought to be done given the circumstances.
We are proud to serve decision-makers as well as the educators and mentors who guide their development. Our mission is to create resources that are clear and practical, but also rigorous and vetted.
Our products are designed by scholar-practitioners who understand both the rigor of academic reasoning and the needs of professional decision-making.
Our Mission
Our Company Pillars
Knowledge.
Every decision begins with understanding. We equip professionals with intellectually serious content that deepens judgment.
Action.
Knowledge must move. We focus on real-world application by creating educational resources and innovative equipment that supports confident decision-making under pressure.
Excellence.
We hold ourselves to the highest standards in every domain because public trust and professional integrity demand nothing less.
ReasonWorks is a company focused on improving judgment. True to our name, we believe that reason is oriented towards action. To that end, we develop educational materials, create innovative equipment, and publish applied research. Our work combines academic training with public safety experience to support professionals responsible for shaping others or acting in complex situations.
Our products are trusted and used every day by thousands of patrol officers, field training officers (FTOs), supervisors, and command staff. Our clients include local, state, and federal agencies. Police academies and law enforcement training programs across the country recommend our products as valuable resources for recruit and officer development.
About the Founder
ReasonWorks was founded by Tim Hsiao, a philosophy professor and Kansas law enforcement officer with over a decade of full-time university teaching experience. His academic work focuses on applying classical natural law theory to issues in contemporary applied ethics.
He has over 30 peer-reviewed publications in applied ethics and political philosophy. His articles have appeared in journals such as Public Affairs Quarterly, Ethics & Medicine, and the Journal of Agricultural and Environment Ethics. Several of his articles have also appeared in introductory ethics textbooks published by Oxford University Press.
In addition to his academic scholarship, he has written more than 40 op-eds for outlets including The Hill, The Federalist, The Washington Times, and Quillette.
He earned a BA and MA in philosophy from the Florida State University and is currently a Fellow at the University of Wyoming Firearms Research Center. Prior to entering law enforcement, he was Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Humanities, and Criminal Justice at the University of Arkansas Grantham. He has also taught at Park University and Florida Gulf Coast University.
His academic work in applied ethics led naturally to issues in criminal justice, which sparked a deeper interest in law enforcement. While still teaching full-time, he completed police academy training and now serves part-time as a sworn officer for a Kansas municipality and a state agency. He has also worked as a contractor for a federal law enforcement agency.
He holds specialist certifications as a master handgun instructor, CIT officer, Field Training Officer, ARIDE, and SWAT officer.
You can learn more about him on his website.
