Latest Posts
-
What Makes an Alien Intelligent?
From the April 21 New Yorker. …even as the Kepler mission gets closer to finding a mirror image of our own planet, many scientists have ceased believing that we should be looking for ourselves in space. There are other ways… Continue reading
-
Virtues and needs
Nice integration of Maslow’s hierarchy with the four cardinal virtues. Continue reading
-
Using Brain Research to Design Better eLearning…
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Jey principles from neuroscience research paired with tips that will allow course creators to achieve effective eLearning development. See on www.scoop.it Continue reading
-
Noam Chomsky and the Public Intellectual in Turbulent Times
…[Noam Chomsky’s] many recent books, articles, and interviews have addressed how the new reign of neoliberal capital is normalized not only through military and economic relations but also through the production of new forms of subjectivity organized around the enslavement… Continue reading
-
What’s the big deal about Piketty?
Originally posted on Trollblog: The main reason why Piketty has made such a big splash is that he strikes at the heart of liberal Democrats’ first principle of political economy: “A rising tide lifts all boats”. This may be… Continue reading
-
The Insistence of God: A Theology of Perhaps
The Insistence of God presents the provocative idea that God does not exist, God insists, while God’s existence is a human responsibility, which may or may not happen. For John D. Caputo, God’s existence is haunted by “perhaps,” which does… Continue reading
-
Quantum Theory & Nemetics
Originally posted on The Practice – Reliability of Complex System: Bohr once remarked about old wisdom – “that when searching for harmony in life one must never forget that in the drama of existence, we are ourselves both players and… Continue reading
-
The Aesthetic of the Gay Askesis
Here, Michel Foucault philosophizes in an 1981 interview. Central to his thinking in this back and forth is that being gay transcends the established laws and common customs. It is important to think with him on this. The struggle by LGBTQ for… Continue reading
CALL ME MAGGIE 