A Chain Reaction of Human Beings

Effect & Affect

2009-06-23T11:17:00.002-04:00

Effect: noun, something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequenceAffect: verb (used with object), to act on; produce an effect or change inLately it seems that everyone is focused on effects. The effects of events on the economy, the effects of drugs or violence on our children, the effects of gas emissions on the environment.But where is the talk about affecting these things?

Freedom to Obey

2009-02-23T22:21:00.003-05:00

I am still in search of the thing, or the word, or the concept of what it is that moves us from knowing something to choosing to do that something. (See other posts under Discussion)Some describe freedom as the right or the ability to choose (what you're choosing is irrelevant, the subject for other discussions about morality or the like). Some think that freedom is linked to morality or society,

The Tao of Who?

2009-02-18T20:58:00.002-05:00

The Tao of PoohThe Te of PigletYes, really, you read those correctly. Both of these books were a joy to read. Benjamin Hoff presented Eastern philosophy in a way that a very Western mind (mine) could understand. Whinnie the Pooh was a large part of my childhood, and I was charmed by these books, and reminded about quite a few good principles of living. Such as the virtue of being small, and that

Building Up Knowledge Pt. 2

2009-02-11T21:43:00.003-05:00

A Little More InformationWill commented on part one that T.S. Eliot spoke about the "Knowledge Pyramid" idea in his poem "The Rock." Here is part of that poem here.The endless cycle of idea and action,Endless invention, endless experiment,Brings knowledge of motion, but not of stillness;Knowledge of speech, but not of silence;Knowledge of words, and ignorance of the Word.All our knowledge brings

Socrates In Love: Philosophy for a Passionate Heart

2009-02-02T21:59:00.002-05:00

Here's how a current Socratic philosopher (Christopher Phillips travels the world and hold dialogues with whoever he runs into) explains the five Greek philosophies of love.Arete is the goal of all of the Greek concepts of love, to respect the wholeness or oneness of life.Eros: Principled PleasuresExamples: Vegas, he and his wife“Eros, to Socrates, is the merging of acquired judgment with our

Building Up Knowledge

2009-01-28T22:35:00.003-05:00

I first came across this theory of knowledge while reading about the possible death of libraries (or books) in face of the electronic age. The author used this theory to show that libraries could not be replaced by computers, because computers can only encompass the first two steps of this