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Talking of Muse

The Positively Pirsig post below referred to an upcoming book by David A Granger of SUNY. David Harding posted a link on MoQ-Discuss to a David Granger paper on Dewey and Pirsig published on the scholarly journal site “Project Muse”. Turns out to be an excellent paper. Right to the point about Pirsig’s indirect teaching … Continue reading “Talking of Muse”

Tennis, Elbow, Foot #3

Following links in no particular order … I noted Pirsig location links in Chicago at the weekend (Navy Pier etc.) and also noticed the Adler connection – the Adler Planetarium specifically, and wondered at the Robert Maynard Hutchins / Mortimer (Jerome) Adler “great books” and classical philosophy connection behind Pirsig’s nemesis at that Chicago University … Continue reading “Tennis, Elbow, Foot #3”

Randian Objectivism – It’s Evolutionary Psychology, Stupid

Pirsig’s Metaphyisics of Quality – It’s Evolutionary Psychology, Stupid Wilson’s Consilience – It’s Evolutionary Psychology, Stupid Rand’s Objectivism – It’s Evolutionary Psychology, Stupid It’s Evolutionary Psychology, Stupid I realise I missed the boat, and that evolutionary psychology as philosophy came and went out of fashion some time ago, but all roads, even diametrically opposed ones … Continue reading “Randian Objectivism – It’s Evolutionary Psychology, Stupid”

Enlightened Reading ?

I’ve barely blogged or posted anywhere in the last few months, almost none in the last month. Just too busy with the day job, and in a temporary state domestically. We move into a longer term place next weekend. I have however found some disjointed time to do some reading. I think the last things … Continue reading “Enlightened Reading ?”

Internet Saves The Enlightenment

Interestingly that’s more or less a Douglas “DNA” Adams view, from his 1999 piece “How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Internet“. (Post No.2 back in 2001 at the very start of Psybertron, that link.) DNA and Dawkins were of course a mutual admiration society, but the link here is in fact to … Continue reading “Internet Saves The Enlightenment”

Cognitive Edge

I see (via Anecdote) that Dave Snowden’s “Cynefin” is now “Cognitive Edge” to continue the Cynefin work originating at IBM, but avoiding a trademark issue. Interesting I mentioned Dave in correspondence earlier this week concerning Dr Robert Harris of Paradigm Research International, and in that correspondence Robert mentioned “SNA” (Social Networks Architecture) as a “hot … Continue reading “Cognitive Edge”

Rationalistic Neuroses

Funny how the overly rational attracts mental (ill-)health metaphors. “Autistic” was my current favourite until I saw this passage from Nick Maxwell. Science is indeed neurotic. It suffers, that is, from what I call “rationalistic neurosis”, a methodological condition that involves suppressing, or failing to acknowledge, real, problematic aims, and instead acknowledging an apparently unproblematic … Continue reading “Rationalistic Neuroses”