30 MAY 2015 by ideonexus
The Informational Stakes of Dominance
The commodity that is immediately at stake in contests of dominance is information, and that feature differentiates dominance from predation in several ways. One is that while contests of dominance can escalate into lethal clashes, especially when the contestants are closely matched and intoxicated with positive illusions, most of the time (in humans and animals alike) they are settled with displays. The antagonists flaunt their strength, brandish their weapons, and play games of brinkmanship...05 JUN 2012 by ideonexus
The Growth and Stages of Scientific Knowledge
In its earliest development knowledge is self-sown. Impressions force themselves upon men’s senses whether they will or not, and often against their will. The amount of interest in which these impressions awaken is determined by the coarser pains and pleasures which they carry in their train or by mere curiosity; and reason deals with the materials supplied to it as far as that interest carries it, and no further. Such common knowledge is rather brought than sought; and such ratiocination i...Into aesthetic pleasure to recognizing the continuous series of causes in nature.
05 JUN 2012 by ideonexus
Definition of Science
Science is simply the classification of the common knowledge of the common people. It is bringing together the things we all know and putting them together so we can use them. This is creation and finds its analogy in Nature, where the elements are combined in certain ways to give us fruits or flowers or grain. Folksonomies: science
Folksonomies: science
As classification of common knowledge of common people.
19 MAY 2011 by ideonexus
Hitler Wasn't Inspired by Darwin
The popular canard about Hitler being inspired by Darwin comes partly from the fact that
both Hitler and Darwin were impressed by something that everybody has known for centuries: you
can breed animals for desired qualities. Hitler aspired to turn this common knowledge to the human
species. Darwin didn't. His inspiration took him in a much more interesting and original direction.
Darwin's great insight was that you don't need a breeding agent at all: nature - raw survival or
differential repr......but by the science of breeding.