Oddly, I had a political theory revelation last night while speaking with my mother. At 92, she wants to be able to ride her bike again and somehow believes that riding a two-wheeler would be easier than riding a trike. She simply ignored the central problem of balance because she wanted to be her younger self. She also rejected the idea of a tricycle because a recent attempt left her frightened.
This approach to life - I want and therefore should have or I fear and therefore reject - cannot be countered by logic because it's entirely emotion-driven. It makes so much sense of the current political moment as well.
Chips in chapati? Is that like fries in falafel?
Oddly, I had a political theory revelation last night while speaking with my mother. At 92, she wants to be able to ride her bike again and somehow believes that riding a two-wheeler would be easier than riding a trike. She simply ignored the central problem of balance because she wanted to be her younger self. She also rejected the idea of a tricycle because a recent attempt left her frightened.
This approach to life - I want and therefore should have or I fear and therefore reject - cannot be countered by logic because it's entirely emotion-driven. It makes so much sense of the current political moment as well.
Hobbes was right.
Notes and bibliography?
There is in fact a bibliography behind this one ... I should write that up for folks.
Perfect loyalty test for subscribers!
(Actually, I appreciated the view of Qatar this blog post's odd perspective provided.)
I think our perspectives work best when we aren’t just taking the same photo again and again…I learned this from Hokusai
Excellent teacher!