Keith “Maggie” Brown
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Innovating Existence: Human Capital in the Global Market
In the Society of Control, we have given up a few things that marked the closing decades of the Society of Discipline. Among these is the dominance of disciplinary enclosures. That dominance led to the University as we know it… Continue reading
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Essay on the idea that non-philosophers should judge philosophers | Inside Higher Ed
An article recently completed by my colleagues at UNT”s Center for the Study of Interdisciplinarity. Worth the read good brothers & sisters of the Ether. One of the oldest questions of philosophy is, “Who guards the guardians?” When Plato posed… Continue reading
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Stability and Change
Originally posted on Larval Subjects .: The important thing to understand that it is not the possibility of change, motion, and becoming that needs explanation, but rather persistence, stability, and endurance. It is a stable entity that is improbable, not… Continue reading
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Textimony 20121209
O you luminous being, you heart encompassing a brilliance: let-go fear; end your self exile in darkness: Only open your eyes & see the Light. Continue reading
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Conservative Progress & Same-Sex Marriage
I suppose in the circles that Matalin travels in, this would be considered uber-progressive. It def is a kind of progress. Republican political strategist Mary Matalin must have finally gotten the message that a growing number of Americans support marriage… Continue reading
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Originally posted on WYRD ATTRACTIONS: “If you want to be a happy person, do not read a self-help book: have happier friends.” RSA Animate – 21st century enlightenment – YouTube. Continue reading
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Booted from plum committee seats, three GOP reps want answers – CNN Political Ticker – CNN.com Blogs
Let’s see… They regularly voted against how the party leadership needed t hem to vote. They often spoke about GOP leadership as unworthy of their position when even the hint of compromise with Democrats looked possible. They are more concerned… Continue reading
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4 Eco-Friendly Structures Straight Out of Science Fiction | Cracked.com
With their usual wit & sarcasm, the Cracked.com team lets us know about some pretty cool structures. A few chuckles does not take away from the feeling of how fricking cool all these things are. 4 Eco-Friendly Structures Straight Out… Continue reading
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Los Angeles Review of Books – Philosophy As An Art Of Living
A really nice set of book reviews for some texts I would recommend myself. Along with Pierre Hadot’s Philosohpy as a Way of Life, these are the kinds of texts people should be looking into for changing themselves. As the reviewer… Continue reading
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R&Ex’s 500th Post: The Student Debt Crisis
Thanks to all of those who have been reading this blog and spurring me on to keep posting. The other day I passed 10,000 views. And today is another milestone: the 500th post. I wanted to be sure and pick… Continue reading
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Driving toward Innovation
Humans have drives–natural & social. Our natural drives we may call our instincts for survival. Our social drives we might refer to as our habits for success. Obviously, in all things, there are times when natural & social impulses conflict.… Continue reading
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Rochen (Batoidea, Syn.: Rajomorphii)
Some really great stuff over at hellboy2503. Rochen (Batoidea, Syn.: Rajomorphii). Continue reading
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Adding Color To The Most Iconic Photos In History | The Roosevelts
I usually don’t go in for the colorizing of B&W. This is probably a holdover of when the fad was colorizing films, some of which directors had purposefully chosen to do in B&W as an aspect of the film. But… Continue reading
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