Yep – this is a word I had never seen before as well – yes – perhaps that is a reflection on my ‘ignorance’ as testified by the title of the blog, since Eudaimonia is, in fact, the highest ideal for a good life according to Aristotle.
Cognition
Inspiration Comes From Many Sources
It is past time that I wrote something which is about a topic separate from my current medical issues!! Otherwise it might seem like that is the only thing on my mind – which is far from the truth. OK – it does tend to dominate – particularly at some times during the cycle – but there are plenty of other things occupying my mind.
The Shrink and the Sage
Just started this – but seems to be an excellent book.
It was indeed – thoroughly recommended and I have started to blog about it in the main blog – certainly thought provoking.
The Empathic Brain
An interesting book – but too detailed about how the brain works in a physical way for my liking.
The Presence of the Past: Morphic Resonance and the Habits of Nature
Another delve into the thinking of Sheldrake
Know Yourself …. Can You?
The wonders of the world wide web – not only have I made contact with lots of old friends, I have also made some very good new ones. I love the diversity of characters that you get to meet – and, in my experience, there are plenty of ‘good’ people – or – at least, people who give the impression of being ‘good’ because we all know how easy it is to create a persona that is false.
What Good Is That?
This is a ‘first’ in my blogs – I am starting to write this without knowing where it is going to end up! The trigger was the thought that I enjoy learning – I will ‘devour’ new information – I often follow trails through the world wide web and find myself at places that I didn’t envisage when I started on the journey.
The Science Delusion
Been trying to decide which Sheldrake book to read next – saw some good videos that led me to this one. Haven’t read much of it so far, but it seems to be more to my taste than the previous book of his that I read.
Having got to the end, this is a marvellous book – it will enter my own personal Hall of Fame – that is for sure. Do I believe everything he writes? I don’t know. Do I understand everything? Almost certainly not. However, the idea that Science should be treated as fallible in, in my view, perfectly reasonable. There is no good reason why there should be special rules to protect Science.
I will, once I have digested the book, post something in the main blog.
Predictably Irrational
A very interesting read – have particularly liked the comparison of behaviour when operating under the social domain as against the market norms. That is something that many employers need to understand. There were lots of useful anecdotes and reports on research that shows that we are all often irrational – and predictably so!
The Meaning Of Average
What a bizarre headline for an article was my first thought, but then – is this how most people think? Then again – bizarre headlines are not exactly unusual – they appear everywhere and are mainly designed to pull in the unsuspecting reader.