This is part of my exploration of the interconnectedness of everything. A useful tool to talk about it is through Graham Priest’s gluons. Graham Priest is a mathematician, logician, philosopher, and a Buddhist thinker. Here I will lay out the basic arguments behind them, partially to lay the groundwork for the idea of gluons and […]
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In Arthur Koestler’s book, The Ghost in the Machine, he introduces the concept of a holon. Koestler sees holons as a way to reconcile the atomistic and holistic approaches to subjects such as behavioral and Gestalt psychologies, making sense of linguistic problems, and as a way to think about evolution. He suggests that the way
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I am curious what role depression plays in diminishing one’s capabilities of experiencing awe and wonder. You could find something like this, which is saying that searching out a sense of awe staves off depression or anxiety. One might associate the concepts or feelings of awe or wonder with happiness or joy, things one isn’t
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The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben is one of the most interesting books I’ve read this year. I’ve written a summary and some of the more interesting points he makes here. Peter Wohlleben sets out to describe the life of a tree and does so magnificently. He chronicles his own experiences as a
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