If you have been reading my blog over the last couple of months then you know that I am now enamored of philosopher John Searle’s work in the area of how the social world is constructed and for what reason. I discovered Searle’s work by reading the book Evolutionary Psychology coauthored by another of my […]
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December 4, 2013
Should Philanthropists Have the Right to Impose Rights?
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November 19, 2013
Let’s Talk About “Changing Systems” Systematically (part II of II)
As promised at the end of part I, we’ll begin part II by asking, “What good are systems levels, especially organic systems levels?” Well, lets take an example from philanthropy. Consider this oft cited example (which apparently comes from Lao Tzu—thank you Robert Hall): Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day […]
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November 6, 2013
Let’s Talk About “Changing Systems” Systematically (part I of II)
In my dual roles as psychotherapist (currently inactive) and philanthropist (currently active), I regularly attend workshops and conferences. As an example, the Association of Small Foundations recently wrapped up its annual meeting here in Albuquerque on October 3rd, 2013. (Our Foundation sponsored bringing in William Powers to speak as a part of our RYOL Lecture […]
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October 30, 2013
Truer Words: Expressing a Wish to Abandon External Reality Without Paying a Price
In my October 23rd, 2013, blog post, I pulled from the work of philosopher John Searle as a way of helping us understand the growing resentment being directed toward biology and nature. In this earlier blog post I make the argument that the lion’s share of this Resentment is coming from the ideologies of postmodernism […]
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Affordable Ashmordable … What About Desirable Care?
I applaud efforts to make healthcare affordable, but in this blog post I’d like to offer up a caution: “As we make healthcare in specific and care in general more affordable, will it still remain desirable?” Looked at another way, does it make sense to make something that is quickly becoming undesirable, affordable? Should we be […]
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