an anthropography of emotions:
a study of which emotions, where, when, to what degree lead men and women
from fear through ecstasy
50+. "Ach, es ist schwer, diese Gottesspur zu finden inmitten dieses Lebens, das wir fuhren, inmitten dieser so sehr zufriedenen, so sehr bürgerlichen, so sehr geistlosen Zeit, im Anblick dieser Architekturen, dieser Geschäfte, dieser Politik, dieser Menschen. Wie sollte ich nicht ein Steppenwolf und ruppiger Eremit sein inmitten einer Welt, von deren Zielen ich keines teile, von deren Freude keine zu mir spricht?" -- from Hesse's Steppenwolf
Friday, March 13, 2015
Dante beyond Jefferson ...and the pursuits of...
"...that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit
of Happiness,..."
the pursuit of Knowledge
the pursuit of Wisdom
the pursuit of Truth
the pursuit of "God"
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
the politics of homo insapiens!
anyone who looks for rational human action after seeing today's morass of confronting emotions, ill- or non-informed opinions and positions, of self- and other-deception, willful and unaware ignorance, etc etc dominate politics, news reporting, commentary, "discussion", etc...
cannot but realistically give up hope of expecting good decisions...
cannot but realistically give up hope of expecting good decisions...
Sunday, March 1, 2015
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