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Archive for Antonio Damasio – Page 4

Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 8A)

I ended part 8 by asking three questions: What’s the problem that digital technologies attempt to solve? What’s the “distance” aspect of this problem? Are solutions being brought about through greater levels of abstraction? In this part, which I am calling “8A”, I’d like to take a first pass at answering these questions before continuing […]

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Don’t Be Found Dumb Over Moral (Attachment) Dumbfounding (part II)

Welcome to part II of a three-part series on the subjects of moral (attachment) dumbfounding and moral modules. We left off part I with a reading of a moral narrative used by Dr. Haidt in his research. Please refer back to part I if you need to refresh your memory concerning this moral narrative. OK, […]

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Repent for the Cosmic Castration Is Upon Us (part IV)

Welcome to the last part of this four-part series wherein I describe what I am calling the Cosmic Castration—systematically castrating body from mind. As a backdrop I have been summarizing the last chapter in neurologist Antonio Damasio’s 2010 book Self Comes to Mind. Damasio’s last chapter is entitled Living With Consciousness. In part IV, I’ll […]

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Repent for the Cosmic Castration Is Upon Us (part III)

Lets engage in a bit of a thought experiment. Over the weekend you complete a workshop on dream interpretation. The presenter suggests that you buy a dream journal and put it by your bed. The presenter also makes note of the fact that it is imperative that you write your dream down in your journal […]

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Repent for the Cosmic Castration Is Upon Us (part II)

The other morning I was enjoying a hot shower. I had my Waterpik shower head on pulsate. I was daydreaming about possible plans for my retirement (roam the countryside in an RV perhaps), which may never materialize given current economic conditions. All was well until I jumped back in response to the water going momentarily cold […]

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