recently, i have had numerous little conversation bits on twitter about meaning and meaning making. rather than expound on my ideas here, i’d like to invite you to reflect on the questions below and/or the words of others who have thought about the topic. maybe you’ll come up with your own questions. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'philosophy and education'
understanding meaning
January 17th, 2010 · 13 Comments
Tags: philosophy and education · spirituality · the "understanding" series
speaking the truth
December 28th, 2009 · 6 Comments
you are reading an article about truth right now.
at this moment, your eyes are working sufficiently to be able to read this article, which is written in lower case, and involves a quote by nietzsche. in the alternative, you are listening to an audio program that is translating these words into voice, or someone [...]
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understanding acceptance
October 3rd, 2009 · 14 Comments
last month we had a conversation about acceptance, and i’d like to continue it.
evan said, “i think changing the world can be valuable, too.”
maybe there is no either/or between acceptance and making changes.
to accept comes from the latin, meaning to receive (as in “UPS delivered a parcel for you, and i accepted it”.) [...]
Tags: emotional health · philosophy and education · the "understanding" series · therapy
understanding understanding
August 4th, 2009 · 7 Comments
after reading this morning that BC philosopher and counsel to psychologists sydney banks had died, i thought i’d write a bit about him. alas, i cannot find in myself any interest in his work. he talked about the three principles of mind, thought and consciousness. if there’s a sydney banks fan among you out there, [...]
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digging for a voice: reflections
August 2nd, 2009 · 6 Comments
a few reflections on the essay on women philosophers in the last post.
one of the things i got from my that course in women’s studies is a bit of a background in and support for the concept of writing in and from the first voice, in writing from and about the particular: “what i do [...]
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digging for a voice
August 1st, 2009 · 2 Comments
what follows are excerpts from an essay i wrote in 1995 on women in philosophy, and how women’s voices often speak more to the particular (i.e. real life examples and experiences) rather than the general. it is interesting to look back on it, to see what’s still the case, and what has changed. [...]
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will and willpower
July 28th, 2009 · 4 Comments
while my blog was in hiatus, i was not entirely silent. conversations happened on twitter, for example this one regarding the concepts of “will” and “will power”, mostly with gassho.
i was going to comment on some of these, also give you the tweets of what other people were saying. but perhaps it would be interesting [...]
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free-form writing frenzy #5: truth. epistemology.
June 18th, 2009 · No Comments
elizabeth’s writing prompt #5
my quirks and errors are part of my truth.
truth. such a harsh mistress. in order to know my truth, i have to know myself. like anyone else, i have i don’t know how many bones, i don’t know how many muscles, i don’t know how many kilometres of gut, [...]
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taking a stand: what does it take to make a difference?
June 6th, 2009 · 3 Comments
my last post was inspired by the 20th anniversary of the tiananmen square massacre. in it i was musing about what it takes to stand up against whatever oppression we’re experiencing, be it political or in a smaller social environment.
making that decision
marie reflected: “i guess it’s a matter of deciding what is more important [...]
Tags: emotional health · peace, environment, social justice et al · philosophy and education
buddhist carnival, may 2009 – the mixed-bag-it’s-all-connected edition
May 15th, 2009 · No Comments
may 15 – time for another buddhist carnival. if you want to see previous buddhist carnivals, go here.
today there is no topic, really, just a criss-cross romp through the buddhasphere.
another enlightenment machine
… like the one you see depicted to the right. here are some explanations
i have made an exciting new “thought to text™” [...]
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belief in a personal god
April 4th, 2009 · 12 Comments
through my twitter connection @UUsoul i came across a post on the topic of a personal god at celestial lands. i figured that rather than replying, i’ll comment in a post here.
david from celestial lands says
i believe that there is no division in god, that every moment of every day we are intimately [...]
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collaborative learning
March 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments
now i’m at a session on collaborative learning by michael yue and maria starosta. more live blogging!
some of the impetus for this session came from the philosophers café projects
“collaborative learning is better than learning by yourself”
presenter not an authority; he may have taken a bit more time to look into the topic but he [...]
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valentine’s day, yes and no
February 14th, 2009 · 6 Comments
contrary to some ideas that have been floating around that valentine’s day is an invention of hallmark’s, valentine’s day has been around for a long time. valentine’s day is a day of fertility, of the first stirrings of spring rising up, the seeds waking up, ready to sprout with the first warmth of the sun. [...]
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buddhist carnival – december 2008 edition, part 2
December 21st, 2008 · No Comments
here is part 2 of this month’s buddhist carnival. part 1 can be found here.
balance
one of the things that attract me so strongly to buddhism is the idea of moderation and balance. i love the story of the buddha attaining enlightenment not through his years of asceticism but after accepting a modest drink [...]
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wordy ramblings on world philosophy day
November 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments
once again i’m incapacitated by an awful cold. however, today is world philosophy day, so i just have to throw my thoughts into the mix. because, you know, the world, and especially the world of philosophy, would be so very much impoverished without my snot-nosed words of wisdom.
so here’s a few chatty bits, [...]
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