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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 […]
Entries Tagged as 'philosophy and education'
free-form writing frenzy #5: truth. epistemology.
June 18th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: creativity: poetry, art, etc. · philosophy and education
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™” […]
Tags: blogs of note · communication · creativity: poetry, art, etc. · interesting books · philosophy and education · spirituality
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 […]
Tags: philosophy and education · spirituality
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 […]
Tags: news and events · philosophy and education · the net
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. […]
Tags: news and events · philosophy and education
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 […]
Tags: blogs of note · philosophy and education · spirituality
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, […]
Tags: creativity: poetry, art, etc. · interesting books · philosophy and education
stand up against poverty
October 16th, 2008 · 2 Comments
as promised, a video about poverty every day this week - blog action day week. this one is a moving piece from last year’s day against poverty.
again, i want to take this opportunity and both thank some people who have been good to me, and also shamelessly use this linkbait to draw everyone’s attention […]
Tags: peace, environment, social justice et al · philosophy and education
more on professionalism: insurance, education and organizations
September 30th, 2008 · 7 Comments
i’d like to follow up on evan’s guest post yesterday, entitled, why professionalism is of the devil. evan blogs at wellbeing and health - this is a topic he’s passionate about.
evan says that his problem lies with professionalism, not with professionals. they lie with professional organizations and all that comes with them.
i think […]
Tags: philosophy and education
one web day: democracy and open source
September 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment
today is onewebday. from their site:
onewebday is an earth day for the internet. the idea behind onewebday is to focus attention on a key internet value (this year, online participation in democracy), focus attention on local internet concerns (connectivity, censorship, individual skills), and create a global constituency that cares about protecting and defending the […]
Tags: news and events · peace, environment, social justice et al · philosophy and education · spirituality
are we a cult?
August 9th, 2008 · 4 Comments
“to me, most of the current world civilization is a cult.” this is what my blogging friend alex said recently in a comment on one of my posts on cults.
is our civilization a cult? it’s an interesting question so let’s see what answers we can find. perhaps one way to start is to […]
Tags: philosophy and education
opposites, delight and gratification
August 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments
lately, i’ve been mulling around in my head the concept of delight. i am part of a small support group, and one thing my support people do is to phone me up on a regular basis and ask me, “what was delightful in the last 24 hours? what will be delightful in the […]
Tags: addictions · philosophy and education
blogathon: compassionate curiosity, knowledge and objectification
July 27th, 2008 · 5 Comments
posed in a tone of compassionate curiosity, “why?” is transformed from rigid accusation to an open-minded, even scientific question. instead of hurling an accusatory brick at your own head (e.g., “i’m so stupid, when will i ever learn,” etc.), the question “why did i do this again, knowing full well the consequences?” can become […]
Tags: addictions · interesting books · philosophy and education · therapy
blogathon: what happened to SFU’s seniors’ program??
July 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment
it used to be when you turned 60, you could go to university for free. a wonderful tradition and one that, i’m sure, didn’t cost the university very much at all. and then one day … well, read on. this is a letter to the editor by my friend ruth.
on january 1, […]
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