Depends on which paper you read... ;) On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 10:14 AM, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Would that be the Left or the Right Hegelian paradigm? > > On Dec 31, 12:32 am, "Chris Jenkins" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > He was only off by a few thousand miles, and a hemisphere. The Hegelian > > Paradigm is all anyone can find on the news these days. Think I'll watch > > SpongeBob instead. > > > > On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 1:24 AM, archytas <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > I would refer you to professor Nietzsche on war Chris. War is the > > > proper theartre of the warrior. Women are for the recreation of the > > > warrior. Postmodernists have long suggested that language is now so > > > impossible we cannot speak without dredging up self-delusion. One > > > might suggest that peace is merely the plotting phase of further war, > > > or self-development the hardening of illusions amongst soldiers of > > > human resource management. Typically, I find myself teaching young > > > men and women who hate the firms they work for to "love them in new > > > ways". I rather think the first has it right and the latter immoral. > > > Some students point out that it is better to work for companies that > > > at least pretend to want to develop them. Still waters no doubt, yet > > > who can deny war is peace, given that war is ever-present? The > > > presence of a draft makes one think a little more deeply about war and > > > the possibilities of peace. The Greeks had many debates about such > > > dunnage - the winners all turn out to have had control of the means of > > > producing the written scripts! > > > Hegel had it that Man would eventually emerge from war between South > > > and North America. One might, of course, choose to allow people to > > > work out who is doing what to whom in an honest fashion. > > > Yours, Protagoras. > > > > > On 31 Dec, 05:39, "Chris Jenkins" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > War is Peace, Neil. Do you deny this? > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 12:07 AM, archytas <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Self-image has fallen apart big style of late. Our reaction > appears > > > > > to be that of putting Humpty-Dumpty back together again, using the > > > > > resources (all the King's horses and all the King's men) that > failed > > > > > to do so in the past. The techniques of self are all around us. > > > > > Chronic market segmentation advertising and all sorts of quasi- > > > > > governmental Doublespeak. The idea is to produce docile bodies and > > > > > governmentality. What of truth in self development? What of the > > > > > creativity of the liars' tales in which our self is spun? What of > the > > > > > repeated Machiavellian rebirths of our "management fashions"? I > would > > > > > sense that Molly has something here about greater truth following a > > > > > collapse of world-view, but what are we to take as truth and does > one > > > > > want to take truth at a moment of collapse? Great narratives have > > > > > been shown, repeatedly to be mythical and we are supposed to stand > in > > > > > incredulity towards them. What might an acceptable metanarrative > for > > > > > rebirth be? What evidential-basing criteria would we use? How > might > > > > > we withstand attempts to rebirth us as merely a smiling brotherhood > of > > > > > shiny success at the expense of others or as learners of the litany > of > > > > > new management that is merely the old management with new hymns? > We > > > > > should try to structure new communities - self has social context. > > > > > I'm a believer in Molly's positive messages, but believers can be > > > > > doubting thomases. Political rhetoric has hardly changed at all in > > > > > the last 40 years, and neither has literature on > "self-improvement". > > > > > There is much more to collapse than we might initially think. > > > > > > > On 30 Dec, 23:25, Molly Brogan <[email protected] > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Self-image is the personal view we have of ourselves. It is our > > > > > > mental image or self portrait. Self-image is an internal > dictionary > > > > > > that describes the characteristics of the self, including > concepts > > > > > > like intelligence, beauty, kindness, selfishness or > insensitivity. > > > > > > These characteristics form a collective representation of our > assets > > > > > > and liabilities as we see them. Relationships reinforce what we > > > think > > > > > > and feel about ourselves. Self-image is important because how we > > > > > > think about ourselves directly affects how we feel about > ourselves > > > and > > > > > > how we respond to life. > > > > > > > > How we think and feel about ourselves influences the way we react > or > > > > > > respond to life stressors. A hopeless self-image can lead to > > > > > > suicide. Self-image possessing body strength and health can lead > to > > > > > > wellness. A loving self-image can lead to a life full of loving > > > > > > relationships. An angry self-image can lead to a life of > isolation. > > > > > > A fearful self-image can lead to a life of suffering. In these > ways, > > > > > > self-image can determine the quality of our relationships with > > > others. > > > > > > > > How we imagine ourselves to be can be different from how we > witness > > > > > > ourselves to be, but ultimately the two will become the same if > our > > > > > > desire to be as we imagine is unwavering. Depending on the > beliefs > > > we > > > > > > gather throughout our life, our self-image can bring us success > and > > > > > > happiness, or, on the other hand, failure and misery. But this > image > > > > > > can change, if we start questioning our beliefs about our selves > and > > > > > > our lives. When our belief system falls apart, we are ready to > > > > > > receive a greater truth, and resurrect belief, born anew with > > > > > > possibility. > > > > > > > > What do YOU think?- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
