Rishita Chaudhary
- Suppose that you sign up for a classical-music-appreciation class, in which your first assignment is to listen to a symphony. You put on headphones, press Play-and fall asleep. The problem is that you don't actually want to listen to classical music; you just want to want to. Aspiring, Callard thinks, is a common human activity: there are aspiring ... See more
from how to change your life, part 2: agnes callard's aspiration
- The idea that someoneâs personal proclivities attached to a particular stage in life can shape an entire ecology of investments, philanthropy, and research funding is alarming.
from Who Gets to Live Forever? A Conversation about Biotechno-solutionism with Tamara Kneese and Santiago Sanchez
When it comes to the quality of our thoughts and judgments, the amount of information a communication medium supplies is less important than the way the medium presents the information and the way, in turn, our minds take it in. The brain's capacity is not unlimited. The passageway from perception to understanding is narrow. It takes patience and c
... See more- âI was struck by what Stephen Jay Gould called the âexcruciating complexity and intractabilityâ of nonhuman bodies,â Bennett writes. âBut, in being struck, I realized that the capacity of these bodies was not restricted to a passive âintractabilityâ but also included the ability to make things happen, to produce effects.â Bennett likes to reference... See more
from The Philosopher Who Believes in Living Things by Morgan Meis
Dialogues of the dead differ from symposia of the living not only because people of different eras and cultures converse, but also because, as shades living posthumously, they no longer consider the life circumstances in which they speak. What they say can no longer benefit or harm them.
First key step in the evolution of our brain was shifting to an extra genetic method of learning. This meant learning from experience rather than solely relying on genetic information. Further, the next key step was devising an extra somatic method of learning by discovering how to store knowledge outside of our bodies.
We store key information outs
... See more- This is, I think, why being a creative or an entrepreneurial person is one of the steepest paths to self-actualization. To succeed at what you are doing, you HAVE to manage yourself wisely (and thus face and break patterns that no longer serve you) to make the path work. Your ability to thrive is dependent on your ability to make what is unconsciou... See more
- Child care isnât just a program, itâs a human activity that undergirds all sorts of flourishing and freedom. Child care, in my view, should be seen as an American value and part of vital American social infrastructure right alongside schools and parks and libraries. Child care supports the healthy development of children, families, and communities.... See more
from Guess What Private Equity is Doing to Childcare
Although we believe that there are things outside consciousness, we have direct evidence only for those that find a place in it.
A collection of intentions form hierarchical structure of attention that shapes consciousness and because consciousness is nonlinear the hierarchical structure of attention is itself shaped by consciousness.
The self is a d
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