I find it very difficult to write about this topic, because most people seem unwilling to see my point of view. For most people there is only the dichotomy “rational” versus “irrational” — “differently rational” is not a category they feel comfortable with. [1] It is evident that the successful propagandist must understand the true… Continue reading Rational – Irrational – Differently Rational
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Supply, Demand and Making or Creating Meaning
If someone knocks on my door and / or rings my doorbell only to tell me they want to offer me new and improved meaning I will probably tell them to go … do something else. I don’t need or want any interruptions in my life, thank you very much. I want to move forward,… Continue reading Supply, Demand and Making or Creating Meaning
Some Reflections on the Relationships Between Influence and Rationality
I have spent a lot of time with the exact formulation of that title. What is a lot? What is a little? Somehow this line of thinking reminds me of the Pensees / Blaise Pascal, and the title itself seems situated nearby to Descartes’ Meditations yet perhaps even closer to Edmund Burke’s flowery view from… Continue reading Some Reflections on the Relationships Between Influence and Rationality
Pick an Existence
Up until Friday afternoon, I was planning to write a follow-up to last week’s post. I knew it would be about “thinking” generally, but I was still pondering on which image I wanted to act as a simple signpost for the basic idea — which I think may actually be difficult to capture in a… Continue reading Pick an Existence
Building on Dunbar
Over the years, I have repeatedly come into contact with “Dunbar’s Number”. I have read articles and such, and yet right now I am offline and wish to only work from my own memory plus a few inspiring thoughts that came to me this morning. I wish to acknowledge that Dunbar’s work is a wonderful… Continue reading Building on Dunbar
People and Their Word(s)
A couple of days ago I made an observation that I am quite surprized to have realized so late in my life (for some reason, I expect this realization ought to have come perhaps during my adolescence or maybe early adult life). There are aspects of this notion that have been clear enough to me… Continue reading People and Their Word(s)
Relationships and Things
A very long time ago, someone came up with names for things. It was so long ago, that we can no longer really tell how it happened. In the beginning, it was said. That’s pretty much all we know – no, it’s actually what we believe. How’s that for facts? OK, so as my father… Continue reading Relationships and Things
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