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the nature of empathy

Posted on Jan 1st, 2009 by Erin : blue Erin

to imagine is to construct in one’s mind. there is always a kind of separation of the imaginer from the imagined, in the way that sometimes, when one is dreaming, the dreamer observes the dream.... More »

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An Ethics of Understanding and Justice

Posted on Jan 1st, 2009 by Erin : blue Erin

Zen maintains a stance of “not one” and “not two,” i.e., “positionless position,” where “not two” signals a negation of the stance that divides the whole into two parts, i.e., dualism, while “not one” designates... More »

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more on hierarchy

Posted on Jan 1st, 2009 by Erin : blue Erin

read slowly. in my last post i tried to explain why “hierarchy” as a way of thinking will harm not help us. to say hierarchical thinking is not expedient is not to call it incorrect.... More »

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up.

Posted on Jan 1st, 2009 by Erin : blue Erin

so comparing people is the current facebook fad. the applications “compare people,” “you are beautiful,” “top friends” and “hot list” (to name a few) facilitate people comparisons. you compare your friends to each other on... More »

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communication

Posted on Jan 1st, 2009 by Erin : blue Erin

i suppose the platonic ideal of “communication” would be the successful making known of the weight and meaning of an idea. to ourselves as split subject or to others. in academic discourse or dinner conversation.... More »

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how to love

Posted on Jan 1st, 2009 by Erin : blue Erin

read these words slowly and listen to the meaning of each. consciousness is not bounded. we understand humans as seats of consciousness because we are mirrors to each other. i see another person and i... More »

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Empathy and Visuality

Posted on Jan 1st, 2009 by Erin : blue Erin

  We see the diagram on the left (or visual phenomena analogous to it) and imagine, often rightly, that the line continues "behind" the square. Our minds seem to operate similarly in the social realm.... More »

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