Thomas
@tomcat
Thomas
Nostalgia need not be conservative, stultifying or sentimental. Rather, expressions of nostalgia are one way we communicate a desire for the past, dissatisfaction about the present, and our visions for the future. My version of nostalgia will be joyful, creative and progressive.
Agnes Arnold-Forster • Nostalgia Was, in Freud’s Day, an Illness Steeped in the Past. Today, It Can Be a Joyful Emotion That Reframes the Future
A few years ago, I was chatting about panpsychism with a friend. I mentioned that I don’t know if the theory is true, but I hope it is. When my friend asked why, I said simply, “So many little buddies everywhere!”
To me, panpsychism offered an enchanted view of the world. I suspected that if it were the prevailing view, people might be less likely... See more
To me, panpsychism offered an enchanted view of the world. I suspected that if it were the prevailing view, people might be less likely... See more
Sigal Samuel • What if absolutely everything is conscious?
The world we live in today is not just the one created by the likes of Tiberius of Rome, or even Emperor Wu of Han. Until surprisingly recent times, spaces of human freedom existed across large parts of our planet. Millions lived in them. We don’t know their names, as they didn’t carve them in stone, but we know that many lived lives in which one... See more
David Wengrow • An archeological revolution transforms our image of human freedoms | Aeon Essays
Unravelling the Myth/Metaphor Layer in Causal Layered Analysis
Exploring the formation of the myth/metaphor layer in Causal Layered Analysis through embodied cognition, revealing how shared metaphors evolve into myths that shape worldviews and futures.
jfsdigital.org