culture, anth, philosophy and science
We have few firsthand accounts of what being human cargo was like, although around twelve million people over four centuries had the experience.
John Charles Chasteen • Born in Blood and Fire
This is the birth of “epistemic humility” in Western philosophy: the acknowledgment that one’s blind spots and shortcomings are an invitation for ongoing intellectual investigation and growth.
John J. Kaag, Professor of Philosophy, UMass Lowell • What Socrates' 'Know Nothing' Wisdom Can Teach a Polarized America
“The more stitches the less riches…” (Huxley 51) This phrase is taught to everyone at a young age through hypnopaedia, basically meaning that the more you repair, the less you will buy, resulting in less money for the economic system , less routine for everybody and last but not least a higher risk of failing for the Brave New World which’s motto i
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some of the functions of the frontal cortex
it allows us to do the hard things in Social contexts things like praising the host after a shitty meal not punching the annoying co-worker or holding in a laugh during a funeral when you thought of something funny foreign
Duncan Clarke • The Psychological Experiment Iceberg Explained
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There are a few key myths in intercultural communication which are valuable to understand:
- Myth: We’re Really All the Same: Although we share a common human nature and need for survival, due to culture individuals have fundamentally different ways of perceiving themselves, the world and their actions within it.
- Myth: I Just Need to Be Myself in Ord
pmi.org • Who Am I? Analyze and Understand Your Own Culture First
Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it.
Mark Twain • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Worldview issues are timeless and represent the most fundamental basis of a culture (Samovar & Porter, 1991, p. 16). The reason that the concept of worldview is so significant is that it influences beliefs, values, norms, attitudes, and uses of time and many other aspects of culture. Individuals in a culture are not necessarily aware of their o
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Today one speaks of “the Incas,” but the name Inca actually referred only to the emperor and his empire. Ethnically, the people of Cuzco were Quechua speakers, and they, too, drew on a long history of previous cultural evolution in the Andes.
John Charles Chasteen • Born in Blood and Fire
Once we understand our own culture, we can then begin to analyze, and finally understand other cultures, and the individuals within them.