A Unified Field Theory of Design - What is wisdom?
"Wisdom is the most vague and intimate level of understanding. It is much more abstract and philosophical than other levels and less is known about how to create or effect it. Wisdom is a kind of "meta-knowledge" of processes and relationships gained through experiences. It is the result of contemplation, evaluation, retrospection, and interpretation--all of which are particularly personal processes. We cannot create wisdom like we can data and information, and we cannot share it with others like we can with knowledge. We can only create experiences that offer opportunities and describe processes. Ultimately, it is an understanding that must be gained by one's self."
Is this technical author embued with postmodernism?
Friday, December 06, 2002
Scratching the existential itch
"Let's begin with 'dissatisfaction'. Not enough of what you want and too much of what you don't want. This drives the urge for change. How can we use it?"
"Let's begin with 'dissatisfaction'. Not enough of what you want and too much of what you don't want. This drives the urge for change. How can we use it?"
Wednesday, December 04, 2002
Finding mental space for movement
"Like many overarching philosophical systems structuralism seemed to promise everything and yet not quite to deliver. Everything became so pre-determined that it was hard to find space for philosophical movement. The attack on the notion of the fixity of the sign, and on grand theories, became known as post-structuralism."
"Like many overarching philosophical systems structuralism seemed to promise everything and yet not quite to deliver. Everything became so pre-determined that it was hard to find space for philosophical movement. The attack on the notion of the fixity of the sign, and on grand theories, became known as post-structuralism."
Tuesday, December 03, 2002
A wee rant
Reading the history of western philosophy is like attending a macho debating society for clever blokes. Women are nowhere to be seen and the truly pragmatic and holistic realists (the romantics) are dismissed as insufficiently rigorous in bracketing out such ‘facts’ as might disturb the smooth functioning of the clever blokes’ abstract, idealised and anally retentive maps and models.
More about this on a web page soon!
Reading the history of western philosophy is like attending a macho debating society for clever blokes. Women are nowhere to be seen and the truly pragmatic and holistic realists (the romantics) are dismissed as insufficiently rigorous in bracketing out such ‘facts’ as might disturb the smooth functioning of the clever blokes’ abstract, idealised and anally retentive maps and models.
More about this on a web page soon!
Contractor in the Knowledge Industry
An early start – or at least early out of bed. I am a contractor in the knowledge industry – a brain worker. A lot of good work is done first thing in the morning before I get out of bed, even before I open my eyes. Sometimes I doze during the day but even then I am on the job. The brain works on problems when ‘I’ am asleep and often presents the solution when ‘I’ wake up. Few employers appreciate the value of this kind of subconscious knowledge processing (SKP) – it cannot be counted as chargeable hours!
An early start – or at least early out of bed. I am a contractor in the knowledge industry – a brain worker. A lot of good work is done first thing in the morning before I get out of bed, even before I open my eyes. Sometimes I doze during the day but even then I am on the job. The brain works on problems when ‘I’ am asleep and often presents the solution when ‘I’ wake up. Few employers appreciate the value of this kind of subconscious knowledge processing (SKP) – it cannot be counted as chargeable hours!
Monday, December 02, 2002
The Directory of Hindu Resources Online
"The goal of www.hindu.org is to publish and connect all Hindu organizations, leaders and resources such as news, events, publications, Vedic sciences, art, music and culture on the Internet's World Wide Web."
"The goal of www.hindu.org is to publish and connect all Hindu organizations, leaders and resources such as news, events, publications, Vedic sciences, art, music and culture on the Internet's World Wide Web."
Renunciant Frugality
Not really such an odd phrase but when you Google it this is the only site it comes up with - and it is one of mine?
Not really such an odd phrase but when you Google it this is the only site it comes up with - and it is one of mine?
Sunday, December 01, 2002
Surviving Beatles pay tribute to Harrison - The Times of India
"I remember thinking I just want more. This isn't it. Fame is not the goal. Money is not the goal. To be able to know how to get peace of mind, how to be happy, is something you don't just stumble across. You've got to search for it."
There you go!
"I remember thinking I just want more. This isn't it. Fame is not the goal. Money is not the goal. To be able to know how to get peace of mind, how to be happy, is something you don't just stumble across. You've got to search for it."
There you go!
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