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Anxiety

Paul — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 18:28:17 +0000

Edvard Munch, Anxiety (1894)

Propaganda

Paul — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 10:58:37 +0000

Propaganda is information of a biased or misleading nature, or misinformation, used to promote a cause or point of view. It is usually disseminated by someone seeking to promote a self-interest without regard to the whole, and therefore fits within Niebuhr’s definition of evil. As the means of disseminating information and misinformation have become more complex, the means of spreading propaganda have become more sophisticated. The widespread availability of information does not seem to have ameliorated the effects of propaganda in advanced nations; on the contrary, bias and myopic self-interest within target audiences seem to have made it more widespread. In the United States, for example, the Republican party has become thoroughly adept at the arts of propaganda, employing them in service of ignorance (denial of evolution and climate change, for example) and anti-government sentiment, which works to neutralize government as an agent to guard against the excesses of corporate greed.

Intolerance

Paul — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:24:46 +0000

Extremism

Paul — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:13:57 +0000

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admin — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 18:03:45 +0000

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Nicolas de Condorcet

Static – Dynamic

Paul — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:28:10 +0000

In relation to the self: Habits and Practices (static) – Change (dynamic)
In relation to others, near and intimate relationships: Tradition (static) – Challenging Conventions (dynamic)
In relation to others, near and intimate relationships: Social Norms (static) – Challenging Conventions

Space and Time

Paul — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 04:53:16 +0000

To everything there is a season . . .

Humility – Assertiveness
Modesty – Drive
Skepticism – Advocacy
Forbearing – Viligance
Patience – Urgency
Equanimity – Desire
Order – Revolution
Stability – Change
Freedom – Responsibility
Risking – Prudence
Beginning – Ending
Growing – Declining
Arriving Leaving
Holding On – Letting Go
Stimulating – Letting Alone
Comfort – Pushing through Your Resistance / Confronting
Analyzing – Synthesizing
Independence – Interdependence
Scuprulousness – Flexibility
Work – Rest
Novelty – Praxis / Tradition / Habits and Practices
Individuality – Community / Cohesion
Solitude – Society
Spontaneity – Planning
Simplicity – Complexity
Focus – Perspective
Open Mind – Decisiveness

Deferential Values in Relation to Other People

Paul — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 05:49:55 +0000

DEFERENTIAL VALUES in Relation to Other People (Week 6)

GLOBAL	EMOTION	THOUGHT	ACTION	VALUE	CONVICTION	ATTITUDE
Avoiding Harm	Non-malevolence	Acknowleding the Other’s Humanity	Restraining	Fairness	Common Ground	Tolerance

Deferential Values in Relation to the Material World

Paul — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 05:44:47 +0000

DEFERENTIAL VALUES in Relation to the Material World (Week 5)

GLOBAL	EMOTION	THOUGHT	ACTION			ATTITUDE
Humility	Modesty	Skepticism	Forbearing	Patience	Equanimity	Mindfulness

Transitions

Paul — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 05:24:04 +0000

TRANSITIONS (weeks 12, 21, 40)

GLOBAL	EMOTION	THOUGHT	ACTION
Renewal	Curiosity	Inquisitiveness – The Religious Quest	Investigation – Experimentation	Beginning, Ending; Growing, Declining	Arriving, Leaving, etc.	Redeeming
Awakening	Insight	Distinctions	Incisiveness	Novelty	Play, Playfulness	Blossoming, Extending
Rebirth	Soul	Meditation	Transcending Ego	Flow	Spirit	Exuberance