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Aldo Leopold on the Resilience-Stability Tradeoff
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All Systems Need A Little Disorder. Aldo Leopold on the Resilience-Stability Tradeoff. February 8, 2013. Perhaps this is behind Thoreau’s dictum: In wildness is the salvation of the world. Perhaps this is the hidden meaning in the howl of the wolf, long known among mountains, but seldom perceived among men. The last line of the above quote refers to how wolves in their predatory role protect the mountains from being denuded by herbivores such as deers. March 15, 2013 at 3:37 pm. No public Twitter messages.
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Western Philosophy vs Chinese Philosophy
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All Systems Need A Little Disorder. Western Philosophy vs Chinese Philosophy. July 4, 2012. Crucial question for Western Philosophy:. What is the truth? Ie how to look before you leap. Crucial question for Chinese Philosophy:. Where is the Way. Ie how to leap without looking. Via AC. Graham on page 3 of the ‘Disputers of the Tao’. The crucial question for [Chinese philosophers] is not the Western philosopher’s ‘What is the truth? But ‘Where is the Way? July 4, 2012 at 9:27 am. July 4, 2012 at 9:33 am.
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“Human” Automation
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All Systems Need A Little Disorder. 8220;Human” Automation. February 17, 2013. Job Description of a Picker in an Amazon warehouse (via the FT. The bolded line touches upon a theme I have analysed many times, most recently in the essay ‘Technological Unemployment Amidst Stagnation’. In a way some of what separates from the machines is what unites us with the animals. Tagged With: artificial intelligence. Speak Your Mind Cancel reply. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email.
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buddhism
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All Systems Need A Little Disorder. The Common Origin of the Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition and Shu-Ha-Ri. November 24, 2011. The similarity between the concept of Shu-Ha-Ri. And the Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition. Is well known. Both focus on a common theme – as one moves from being a novice at an activity to being an expert, the role of rules and algorithms in guiding our actions diminishes. They are instead replaced with an intuitive tacit understanding. Who in turn was deeply influenced.
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rationality
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All Systems Need A Little Disorder. Western Philosophy vs Chinese Philosophy. July 4, 2012. Crucial question for Western Philosophy:. What is the truth? Ie how to look before you leap. Crucial question for Chinese Philosophy:. Where is the Way. Ie how to leap without looking. Via AC. Graham on page 3 of the ‘Disputers of the Tao’. The crucial question for [Chinese philosophers] is not the Western philosopher’s ‘What is the truth? But ‘Where is the Way? Poirot vs Holmes: Rationalism vs Empiricism.
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Good Mistakes
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All Systems Need A Little Disorder. May 17, 2012. Taniyama was not a very careful person as a mathematician. He made a lot of mistakes. But he made mistakes in good direction, so eventually he got to right answers. I tried to imitate him, but I found out that it is very difficult to make good mistakes. 8211; Goro Shimura. In Fermat’s Last Theorem. Speak Your Mind Cancel reply. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. No public Twitter messages. Capitalism For The Masses.
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Ashwin
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All Systems Need A Little Disorder. 8220;Human” Automation. February 17, 2013. Job Description of a Picker in an Amazon warehouse (via the FT. The bolded line touches upon a theme I have analysed many times, most recently in the essay ‘Technological Unemployment Amidst Stagnation’. In a way some of what separates from the machines is what unites us with the animals. Tagged With: artificial intelligence. Gentlemanly Conduct In Sport. February 15, 2013. FOOTBALL: Forward Passes Considered Ungentlemanly.
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cities
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All Systems Need A Little Disorder. Geoffrey West on Why Cities Survive and Companies Die. November 3, 2010. Geoffrey West on Why Cities Survive and Companies Die. No public Twitter messages. The Reality of Abenomics: Qualitative Easing and Propping Up The Markets. How to commit fraud and get away with it: A Guide for CEOs. Capitalism For The Masses. Financing Investment In A World Without Maturity Transformation. A Lesson From Lehman and Bear Stearns. Return to top of page. Send to Email Address.
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artificial intelligence
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All Systems Need A Little Disorder. 8220;Human” Automation. February 17, 2013. Job Description of a Picker in an Amazon warehouse (via the FT. The bolded line touches upon a theme I have analysed many times, most recently in the essay ‘Technological Unemployment Amidst Stagnation’. In a way some of what separates from the machines is what unites us with the animals. Tagged With: artificial intelligence. The Importance of Forgetting and Limited Memory. November 29, 2011. Like a protective veil, shielding ...
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taoism
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All Systems Need A Little Disorder. Western Philosophy vs Chinese Philosophy. July 4, 2012. Crucial question for Western Philosophy:. What is the truth? Ie how to look before you leap. Crucial question for Chinese Philosophy:. Where is the Way. Ie how to leap without looking. Via AC. Graham on page 3 of the ‘Disputers of the Tao’. The crucial question for [Chinese philosophers] is not the Western philosopher’s ‘What is the truth? But ‘Where is the Way? Democracy in Chinese Philosophy. November 24, 2011.
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