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From biological evolution to emergence: meaning, culture, and esthetics II

From Biological Evolution to Meaning/Culture/Aesthetics, via Dennett?
24 Feb 2009 (PG)

 

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The risks and potentials of thinking

Submitted by Paul Grobstein on Sun, 02/15/2009 - 1:12pm

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From biological evolution to emergence: meaning, culture, and esthetics

From Biological Evolution to Meaning/Culture/Aesthetics
17 Feb 2009 (PG)

 

Biological evolution: Darwin and beyond

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Science and art, art and science, and .... life

Submitted by Paul Grobstein on Sat, 02/14/2009 - 1:26pm

My old colleague and friend Eric Raimy posted some interesting thoughts in Facebook recently.   Some excerpts for those who can't get there directly, followed by some thoughts of my own ...

Evolution as Story III

Evolution as Story III
10 Feb 2009 (PG)


Switch in story telling style from non-narrative foundational to narrative foundational to emergence

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Evolution as Story II

Evolution as Story II
3 Feb 2009 (PG)



Adaptive diversity can result from undirected variation and "selection" (= differential persistance, regardless of intent)

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"Institutional thinking" and "thinking for one's self": finding common ground

Submitted by Paul Grobstein on Sat, 01/31/2009 - 12:31pm
In the 27 January 2009 New York Times, columnist David Brooks writes
"I thought it worth devoting a column to institutional thinking because I try to keep a list of the people in public life I admire most. Invariably, the people who make that list have subjugated themselves to their profession, social function or institution."
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