I would like to say I am running away from everything that is going on in Washington and our political system, in general. I can see that very little, if anything, positive is going to come out of the impeachment process. I hope I am wrong. The Constitution needs a little help these days to recover what I believe was the dream of the founders of the US. But the truth is that my wife and I are heading tomorrow for southern Africa and a few weeks in the bush hoping to spot the many wondrous birds and animals that… Read More
Continue ReadingThomas Kuhn, Iain McGilchrist, and the Divided-Brain
I am always looking for examples of dichotomous situations that add to the credibility of McGilchrist’s divided-brain model. The more instances that it explains something important, the more likely it will be accepted as a new, paradigmatic design model for attacking those “big,” persistent problems in our individual and cultural lives we are struggling to overcome. Last night, as I was in bed, trying to quiet my thoughts, one really good one popped up. I have been reading a series of essays by Richard Rorty, collected in his book, Philosophy and Social Hope (great read). One is devoted to a… Read More
Continue ReadingThoughts for the New Decade
As I wrote last year, I will be posting my poems occasionally. Two Cheers for 2020 The New Year is off with a thud. Forest fires hit the daily news. Oceans poisoned with plastic crud. Our Patriots are doomed to lose. The Pres. is tempting fate and more By launching drones in foreign lands. He’s stirring up the winds of war. The future rests in parlous hands. Our governance system is broke. Enriching few through lies and stealth. Hardly the way the founders spoke; They served the Nation’s commonwealth. —-I think positive, and cross my fingers, —-But my inner… Read More
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