It turns out you’re a self-righteous hypocrite. Poor you. If only you followed my morality, then you’d be on the right path. But I suppose we can’t all be right. Don’t get me wrong though. Your pitiable beliefs' leading you astray in no way brings me great pleasure. How could confirming something I knew all along really satisfy me? In truth, I feel sorry for you. You built up Continue Reading …
Bad Faith and Death OR How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the “They”
But what are we then if we have the constant obligation to make ourselves what we are, if our mode of being is having the obligation to be what we are? (386) Sartre builds an obnoxiously robust case against humanity for its pervasive "bad faith," a delicious doublethink meal that our minds keep feasting on (one which we must forget we consume, and then forget that we made Continue Reading …
Kuhn, Black Swans, and Antifragility
Late into the recent episode about Thomas Kuhn, the conversation settled into the apparent threat of relativism looming in Kuhn's ideas. This led to a tone of "been there, done that," especially in highlighting the psychological reality of the confirmation bias. This isn't a term used directly during the episode, but it captures precisely what was discussed: the notion that we Continue Reading …
A School of New Work
“Start looking around you and you’ll see things that help you to get started.” Shortly following this quote in the Episode 83 Follow-Up with Frithjof Bergmann, Bergmann launches into a passionate plea for an education revolution, reminiscent of the inspirational Ken Robinson TED talks. What I'd like to offer in support of Bergmann's hope is an image of a school that embodies Continue Reading …