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Where Ordinary People Think about Thinking
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Critical Thinking Isnt What You Think Part 4
This series of posts attempts to break down the critical thinking process into a number of steps that build upon each other. So far weve looked at:
* Improving the organisation of information stored in the brain,
* Analysing information in order to identify aids to critical thinking suchas possible relationshipsand/or recognise patterns within sequences.
* The critical [...]
Critical Thinking Isnt What You Think! Part 3
This series of posts attempts to break down the critical thinking process into a number of steps that build upon each other. So far weve looked at:
* Improving the organisation of information stored in the brain,
* Analysing information in order to identify aids to critical thinking suchas possible relationshipsand/or recognise patterns within sequences.
In this post [...]
Critical Thinking Isnt What You Think! Part 2
In the first post in this series we said that critical thinking is all about thinking for yourself and that simply being critical is letting others think for you. Im sure you dont like the sound of that imagine someone else controlling your mind! Fortunately it doesnt have to be that way.
In this post [...]
Critical Thinking Isnt What You Think! Part 1
Critical thinking isnt about what you think its about how you think! Let me try to explain what I mean.
Many people think that critical thinking is really all about being critical. In other words, one criticizes what one hears or sees.
In small part that interpretation is correct. One may well end up being critical [...]
Aristotle And Plato The Nature Of Man
Plato believed in the existence of inner man. His perception of man has a body and soul with the spirit outside external to man. In Platos view the soul existed before the body and was independent of it.
Aristotles philosophy moves away from the emphasis on the spirit as being external to man. Aristotle saw [...]
Metaphysics And The Nature Of Man
So what is metaphysics and what do we mean by the nature of man? Well, lets start with a look at metaphysics
The main tradition has been to use metaphysics as a title for philosophical as distinct from scientific or experimental inquiries.
The term may drive from the title posthumously given to a treatise that Aristotle wrote [...]
If You Want To Get Healthy Circulate!
About a week ago I experienced nausea, loss of balance and hot flushes all in the pursuit of health! But its not bad news at all. You see theres a particular practice in which such symptoms are a sign of progress.
Let me explain by way of describing my personal experiences in circulating energy around [...]
Honesty The Shortcut To Unpopularity!
Heres an invitation to take a scary journey its a journey to a little known state called honesty and youll have to travel alone through hostile territory.
I should warn you that most of your friends and relations will disown you and your relationships will be tested and may well fall apart.
Chinese philosopher Lao Tse [...]
Women, Careers, Glass Ceilings And DNA
Women often refer to glass ceilings as a barrier to a successful career and rightly so. However, I suggest there is a powerful yet overlooked factor that makes the journey even more stressful.
Let me explain
In my view its not by chance that women are good communicators, great at networking, open, sharing and intuitive. Nor is [...]
In The National Interest So No Questions Please!
In the National Interest is a term much favoured by politicians to invoke support for policy implementation. But what does it really mean in fact, does ithave meaning at all and why it is so effective?
In an attempt to answer these questions I suggest we take a step back from the grand macro-scale idea [...]
Are You Too Stupid To Be Trusted?
While there is much focus, and rightly so, on the efforts of various governments to control the flow of information on the Internet there are other and perhaps more sneaky restrictions on your freedom to choose that are often overlooked.
In most cases these restrictions are what the community think they want or have, at least, [...]
Internet Censorship Yippee!
People often complain about governments always taking. But governments can be benevolent too! Just look at how readily governments around the world are acting to protect us from information overload
Come on, dont be mean just think how great it will be to have freedom from information. Really you are never satisfied. One moment youre [...]
Do Angry Chefs Create Angry Food?
TV presentations of celebrity chefs seem to be in vogue. And it seems obligatory for celebrity chefs to be bad tempered. So I ask myself how can angry chefs produce good food they must do because most of them own restaurants that have been awarded Michelin hats.
But how can that be? Well, first lets define [...]
Leaders Who Needs Them!
In this post Im going to explore the potential for a world without leaders. Im going to argue that, whether or not it is intentional,leaders actlike parasites in that they suck the life-force and value out of followers.
Im going to suggest that a world without leaders has the potential to be a beautiful place. A [...]
Using Your Nose To Turn Negatives Into Positives!
Negatives can be positives and, no, Im not about to announce an astounding new breakthrough in psychotherapy. Instead, its high-fives time for your nose!
Now you might or might not like the shape of your nose but I suggest you look after it. Why? Because its not only a gateway to your brain it provides a [...]
Is Your God Inside Or Out?
I felt the urge to start with the theme of a popular TV advertisement and say my god isnt like your god so I have!
You see, my god is inside not outside. If your god is outside youll probably, and quite rightly, want to dismiss the following discussion Im certainly not out to [...]
Brain Health: Theres A Gauss In The House!
I just recently moved to another house. Id placed my furniture and appliances just where I wanted them. Now Ive decided to move things around for my brains sake!
Wondering why? Well, Ill explain in a moment or two.
But first I want to touch on a subject that Ive raised many times before the bioelectric field [...]
Beyond The Dinner Plate The Metaphysics Of Food
How would you like to join me on a journey a journey that goes beyond the dinner plate? Its an exploration of food alchemy.
By food alchemy I mean the transformation of food into energy that the body can use. You see, food is not what it seems. In fact, food is very secretive and [...]
The Magic And Power Of Darkness Part 2
So what is it about darkness that makes it both magic and powerful?
To further our discussion, let me try and define those terms:
The magic of darkness is that it can produce an altered state of consciousness. In effect, it can take your mind and body to another world – a world of higher consciousness.
The power [...]
The Magic And Power of Darkness Part 1
In this two-part series I want toexplore theeffect of darkness – as in a lack of light – on our senses. I’m not yet sure how it might unfoldso whileIgathermy thoughtsa bit of scene-setting might be in order.
And what better way than by usingthe lyrics to “The Music Of The Night” from “The Phantom Of [...]
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