On a bench in the park, mid-afternoon, dreamily noting the drift of the species back and forth—to think—this multitude is but a wee little fraction of the Earth’s population! And all blood-kin to me, every one! Eve ought to have come with me; this would excite her affectionate heart, she was never able to keep … Continue reading
There is No Other Remedy
As a young lady, Sarah Pardee was the Belle of New Haven, Connecticut. Born in the heart of unsurpassing wild and romantic scenery and old legendary castles, she was highly cultured, a finished musician, an avid reader and spoke four languages. Long ago she learned of the existence of some papers which set out doctrines … Continue reading
The Problem is Who Will Risk One’s Life to Bell the Cat?
When a society offers at its apex a scheme of things, inclusive and integrative of all subordinate orientations, and when that scheme by virtue of being generally accepted as true holds great authority, then that society is unified and cohesive, is an organism. There many different ways consciousness can be studied. Take a watch and … Continue reading
Appearing Excessively Greedy Will Make Others Less Willing to Negotiate with You!
So the years waxed and waned, and the great-grandchildren of Adam lifted up their voices and cried with a mighty tumult, saying, “Write!” even as the generations that had gone before. Wherefore did Adam promise yet once again. And again did he procrastinate, as in the days of old, he loving his ease the more … Continue reading
Why Should Man Have What He Does Not Want?
Morality is not a vision of ends, however desirable, but a system of restraints in the pursuit of any ends. To understand the meaning of a “school,” there has to already have been an experience of the search and struggle for the change of being. These lectures are obviously not intended for everybody, but as … Continue reading
Unlike Ballroom Dancing, Close Does Not Count: Only Winning Matters!
Order derives from authority. When authority is lost we are free, everything is permitted, nothing is worthwhile, and we live in chaos. When the law enforcement disappears, crime sweeps through the streets. Whenever we are interested in designing something new (such as a product or sales strategy), or when we are contemplating possible change in … Continue reading
This Does Not Mean that All Women Should Enter the Workforce
Americans are always hung over from some blow dealt them by their technological environment and are always looking for a fix—for some pleasurable escape from what technology has itself created. Complex systems in which interventions could induce large changes can be approached in a common way, no matter what the problem is. The first concept … Continue reading
Our Society Cannot Long Continue on its Old Premises
In some small degree, we feel bored and uneasy with the orderly chrome and porcelain vacuum of our lives. In this contemporary life the book of experience is filled with blank and mysterious pages. We die from our machines, our own poisons, our own weapons, our own despair. We call such Worlds Complex Adaptive Systems. … Continue reading