Continuum Philosophical Insight
Consulting and Analysis
We live in a noisy world. Noise disturbs and disorders our cognition. This twofold interruption—disturbance being the shaking of our thoughts and disorder being the consequent disarray, the placing of thoughts where they do not belong—requires a twofold resolution. First, we have to block the noise. Second, we have to learn to inquire. Blocking the …
“Any educational system aiming at a complete adjustment between education and society will tend both to restrict education to what will lead to success in the world, and to restrict success in the world to those persons who have been good pupils of the system.” -T.S. Eliot, 1962: Notes towards the Definition Culture (2nd edition), …
To make a rare foray into popular culture, there is a genre of music, particular prevalent on YouTube, called "lo-fi hip hop". The significance of the term "lo-fi" is itself an interesting case study in the stipulated and conventional meaning of language. But, leaving that history to the side, we may say that today this …
We are often pressed to describe our interests in life, whether on social media, dating websites, job applications, or in common conversation. All too often, however, I believe we have mistaken objects that in themselves function as distractions for genuine and fruitful interests. A distraction is something that takes you away from yourself. An interest …
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