Sublime

Earlier we heard Sherlock Holmes present the axiom of emergence: while individuals remain puzzles, man in the aggregate “becomes a mathematical certainty.”

Les tribus d'aujourd'hui, les nations d'aujourd'hui, les cultures d'aujourd'hui, les accomplissements d'aujourd'hui - tous peuvent faire remonter leurs origines en un fil ininterrompu jusqu'aux premiers holons tribaux sur lesquels l'arbre de la famille humaine allait s'élever. Et lorsque je considère nos ancêtres sous cet éclairage, je suis frappé

The whole hoard would have been lost without the heroism and energy of Father Van Breda. It would never have existed at all had Husserl not persisted in refining and developing his ideas long after many thought he had simply retired and gone into hiding. Moreover, none of it would have survived without a bit of sheer luck: a reminder of the role co

Nevertheless, deeper reflection on the role of human imagination reveals its fundamental role. Put simply, the earth could not support as many people as it does today if humans had not invented the concept of government from our basic experiences of family life, or the concept of money from our experiences trading small and precious objects. All go

“A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over, beginning with a working simple system.”—John Gall