Re: [FRIAM] Self-awareness and blind spots Was: Self-awareness

2008-10-10 Thread Phil Henshaw
into nature and either fun or useful ways to explore them. Any ideas for what part of the spectrum you'd find interesting to poke into? Phil From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Smith Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 3:54 PM To: Aku; The Friday Morning

[FRIAM] Self-awareness and blind spots Was: Self-awareness

2008-10-09 Thread Steve Smith
ay, October 09, 2008 11:48 AM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Self-awareness Well said Russ. Science as a self-organizing system which is relatively robust and self-healing. Russ Abbott wrote: Richard Feynman said that "Science is wha

Re: [FRIAM] Self-awareness

2008-10-09 Thread Phil Henshaw
ailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Steve Smith > Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 11:48 AM > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Self-awareness > > Well said Russ. Science as a self-organizing system which is > relatively &g

Re: [FRIAM] Self-awareness

2008-10-09 Thread Steve Smith
Well said Russ. Science as a self-organizing system which is relatively robust and self-healing. Russ Abbott wrote: Richard Feynman said that "Science is what we have learned about how not to fool ourselves about the way the world is." To the extent that it achieves that goal, science works e

Re: [FRIAM] Self-awareness

2008-10-09 Thread Phil Henshaw
ries for the behavior of the world around us (under the streetlight for the keys lost in the alley) and letting our skills in watching physical systems atrophy. Do you see the connection?Is it partly accurate? Phil Henshaw From: Russ Abbott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon

Re: [FRIAM] Self-awareness

2008-10-09 Thread Russ Abbott
ount of time looking into our theories for the behavior of the world >>> around us (under the streetlight for the keys lost in the alley) and letting >>> our skills in watching physical systems atrophy. >>> >>> >>> >>> Do you see the connection?

Re: [FRIAM] Self-awareness

2008-10-09 Thread Russ Abbott
r the streetlight for the keys lost in the alley) and letting >> our skills in watching physical systems atrophy. >> >> >> >> Do you see the connection?Is it partly accurate? >> >> >> >> Phil Henshaw >> >> >> >> *From:*

Re: [FRIAM] Self-awareness

2008-10-08 Thread Orlando Leibovitz
tly accurate? Phil Henshaw *From:* Russ Abbott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] *Sent:* Monday, October 06, 2008 4:04 PM *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *Cc:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group *Su

Re: [FRIAM] Self-awareness

2008-10-08 Thread Russ Abbott
ical systems atrophy. > > > > Do you see the connection?Is it partly accurate? > > > > Phil Henshaw > > > > *From:* Russ Abbott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Monday, October 06, 2008 4:04 PM > *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Cc:* The Friday Morning Ap

Re: [FRIAM] Self-awareness

2008-10-07 Thread Phil Henshaw
connection?Is it partly accurate? Phil Henshaw From: Russ Abbott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 4:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Self-awareness I'm sorry, Phil, I'm missing

Re: [FRIAM] Self-awareness

2008-10-06 Thread Russ Abbott
I'm sorry, Phil, I'm missing your point. How does your comment relate to my argument that self-awareness is a primary good and a possible way around the difficulty most people have with critical thinking? -- Russ On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 12:53 PM, Phil Henshaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well R