Mr Tayer - Teilhard de Chardin Photo was not included in story Or there was the time that Mr. Tayer and I leaned into the strong wind that suddenly whipped through Central Park, and he told me, “Jeanne, sniff the wind." I joined him in taking great snorts of wind. It was wonderful. He wasn’t merely a great appreciator, engaged by all his senses. I remember one occasion when he was quietly watching a very old woman watching a young boy play a game. “Well. . .yeah. sure, why not?” But perhaps the most extraordinary thing about Mr. The last time that I ever saw him was the Thursday before Easter Sunday, 1955. “Au revoir, Mr. For some reason. Some years later, someone handed me a book without a cover which was titled The Phenomenon of Man. I have often wondered if it was my simplicity and innocence that allowed the fullness of Teilhard’s being to be revealed. I think it was because Teilhard had what few Church officials did—the power and grace of the Love that passes all understanding.
When A Heart Goes Walking Around Outside Your Body - Letters to Solomon - Medium “Making the decision to have a child — it’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” — Elizabeth Stone In many ways, today was a day like any other. In some ways, it was a first — which wasn’t actually a first. It was the first day you went to daycare, the first day you spent all day away from your home — but which also wasn’t the first time we left you in someone else’s care. When we dropped you off in the morning, you barely batted an eye lash. I was not prepared For some odd reason, it was harder this time around. I thought about the many ways that this was going to be easier than the first time, because A) you’re now a confident, 2 year old toddler — not a fragile 3 month old, and B) I have experience now that I’m not a new mom. Of course, as I was to find out today, when you get complacent and don’t prepare yourself, you get blindsided. But also, maybe it will never get easier, no matter how many times we walk down this road.
Why Would Philosophers Deny That Consciousness Is Real? | Mind Matters A Dutch computer scientist and philosopher who has reflected deeply on the mind–matter problem finds himself asking, how can serious scientists or philosophers convince themselves that their own consciousness “doesn’t exist” or is a “mistaken construct”? What, exactly, is thinking the thought that their consciousness doesn’t exist? I want to understand what makes the consciousness of an intelligent human being deny its own existence with a straight face. Kastrup (above right) summarizes some key arguments: Neuroscientist Michael Graziano sees consciousness as “a model that the brain constructs of itself,” “as a ghostly, non-physical essence,” for efficient processing. The problem is, as Kastrup says, consciousness doesn’t feel particularly ghostly at all, especially not in the face of pain, loss, or other sufferings. If consciousness is an illusion, whose pain is experienced? It’s becoming clearer with each passing year that no materialist model of consciousness sheds much light.
The Mysterious Reappearance of Consciousness I recently published an article on IAI News criticizing the bizarre notion—called ‘eliminativism’ or ‘illusionism’ in philosophy—that phenomenal consciousness, experience itself, with its felt qualities, doesn’t actually exist. This position is held, among others, by Princeton neuroscientist Michael Graziano, who has published a reply to my essay, to which this article is a response. Let me start by saying that I appreciate Graziano’s willingness to engage; this is the only way that we will slowly inch our way towards clarity and—hopefully—some level of consensus regarding the nature of consciousness. It is also in the same spirit that I offer this rejoinder, for—as attentive readers will have noticed—Graziano’s reply doesn’t require a reaction: if anything, it unintentionally strengthens and confirms my original criticisms, making my own points better than I did. Indeed, Graziano’s defining claim is overtly philosophical: “consciousness doesn’t happen. 'An internal dialogue?
danah boyd The World Is a Symphony - From the series: Sparks of Things to Come - Ethics & Morality All that exists sings. Not that it exists and it sings. No. Its song is its being. Why? Yet, when it comes close to its source, it feels the desire of that source—that it must go back and exist. And so it goes on, oscillating back and forth between being and not-being, each thing with its particular rhythm and pattern. Today, we call this string theory. As a master composer is invested in every nuance of His composition, so too with our universe. How much more so in the totality of all these trillions upon trillions of parts, all in perfect harmony and counterpoint, each playing its unique part in the counterpoint of a single symphony. That is the way it is in all the higher, spiritual worlds. Once we find that harmony, our world responds with a symphony to outshine all others. Create harmony—at home, at work, in all the world around you.
It’s time to tune in: why listening is the real key to communication | Life and style When people find out I’m a journalist, they typically tell me they used to write for their school newspaper or that their child wants to be a journalist, or that their cousin is a blogger. Or they might say they loved a film about a newsroom, but can’t remember the name. They might try to look up the film on their phones and, while they are at it, will show me a cat video trending on Twitter. It’s rare that people don’t interrupt and shift conversation to themselves. Bad listeners are not necessarily bad or boorish people. Schools and universities have courses in debate, rhetoric and elocution, but rarely classes that teach listening. The cacophony of modern life discourages listening. I’m a listener by profession but I’m also a listener by nature. But today people resist listening to one another. In the course of researching my book, I asked people on five continents, “Who listens to you?” To combat loneliness people are told to “Get out there!” Good listeners ask good questions.
Why Intentionally Building Empathy Is More Important Now Than Ever “I don’t argue that what we want is maximal empathy at all times,” Zaki said. “If you felt everyone’s pain at all times, you wouldn’t make it down one block in San Francisco without falling down in a heap.” And, he recognizes that there are many professions that experience empathy fatigue, which is why he thinks empathy is a skill and a tool that needs to be cultivated and used at the right times. Part of functioning in this world is to know when to fall back and when to employ empathy. Those in helping professions like teaching, social work, or medicine can buffer themselves from burnout and “compassion fatigue” with self-care strategies, including meditation and social support. A study of nurses in acute mental health settings found staff support groups helped buffer the nurses, but only if they were structured to minimize negative communication and focused on talking about challenges in constructive ways. Could Empathy Change Systems? Stress Makes It Hard To Be Empathetic
Talk Less. Listen More. Here’s How. Good listeners ask good questions. One of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned as a journalist is that anyone can be interesting if you ask the right questions. That is, if you ask truly curious questions that don’t have the hidden agenda of fixing, saving, advising, convincing or correcting. Curious questions don’t begin with “Wouldn’t you agree…?” For example, when trying to find out why people might go to the grocery store late at night, a focus group moderator told me, she didn’t ask leading questions like, “Do you shop late a night because you didn’t get around to it during the day?” You also want to avoid asking people personal and appraising questions like “What do you do for a living?” In social situations, peppering people with judgmental questions is likely to shift the conversation into a superficial, self-promoting elevator pitch. Instead, ask about people’s interests.
Does Art Originate From the Same Necessity That Gives Rise to Beehives? Nature has its necessity, its direction, its force. A flower can’t suddenly stop and decide not to bloom. A child can’t have second thoughts about being born and stay inside its warm mother. And the earth can’t change its route and head out for a trip around Jupiter, or out beyond the solar system. Article continues after advertisement But what about art? Is there anything called art’s necessity, its direction and force? Does art originate from the same necessity that gives rise to beehives, the songs of larks, and the dances of cranes? Is it a natural expression that unavoidably bursts forth as an extension of what already exists? And is it just as vital for human beings, as necessary for maintaining life, as the hive is for bees, the song is for larks, and the dance is for cranes? Granted, it’s hard to call Michelangelo a workplace. But if we say that art expresses itself through him, he’s not diminished, just as he isn’t diminished when we say that he expresses himself through art.
Bicameralism Legislature with two chambers A bicameral legislature has legislators in two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism, in which all members deliberate and vote as a single group. As of 2015[update], about 40% of world's national legislatures are bicameral, and about 60% are unicameral.[1] Often, the members of the two chambers are elected or selected by different methods, which vary from country to country. Enactment of primary legislation often requires a concurrent majority—the approval of a majority of members in each of the chambers of the legislature. History of bicameral legislatures[edit] Many nations with parliaments have to some degree emulated the British "three-tier" model. The Founding Fathers of the United States also favoured a bicameral legislature. He noted further that "The use of the Senate is to consist in its proceeding with more coolness, with more system and with more wisdom, than the popular branch." Sending messages