A Good day to You,
My name is Andreas Deppner and I own a small shop selling clothing and
talking about rock n roll and everyday philosophy. I must say that I wonder
if my english will be sufficient to take part at Your discussion. But I
could not resist because this month topic is the reason why I travelled this
long distance, in metaphysical terms.
As with Marco there are questions, or open threads of developed ideas.
Hopefully You are either inspired or You understand my struggling . Like
David B. I like clear thinkers. ‚Clear' meaning understandable for the
interested average person You meet on the street. If You need an approach
reducing the distance to me, this might be a good starting point.
Question: Seeing the Art/Technology split. What Do You think would the world
look like today if Aristoteles would not have planted his SOM seed 2300
years ago ? Writing this I think this is a foolish question, but it is my
question, and if one feels like it one should go for it anyway.
My personal truth and an eternal source for doubt regarding development
towards the better is the volume of our emotional self in relation to the
thin crust of our selfreflecting intellectual self. It is like walking over
a frozen lake and one never expects that one might break through. But you
do, and afterwards, if you survive, yo explain. And the MOQ is good for that
explaining but how can we use the moq to map the parts of the sea where we
have not been ?
Is the SOM dilemma we are in today probably a result of an oversuccess of
Aristoteles way of thinking ?
- Is the problem we are facing coming from the structures we are thinking
in or the unreflected unforeseeing way we use a very successful system ?
Is the problem we are facing (fighting the GIANT) solvable with an aware
using of SOM ? - Aware in the way that we realize our feelings and pay due
and gentle respect.
I think about Pirsig quoting Abraham Lincoln, saying that one should go out,
using the instruments he has to map the land.
Question: Do You think that the feeling of boredom coming from reading a
maintenance instruction is a kind of dark twin brother of the feeling one
gets from hearing a great piece of music ? Would this feeling be different
and in which way would it differ if hearing music or reading maintenance
guides would happen with a proper understanding of the MOQ ?
Are there any people with a good and direct fruitfull and enjoyable
connection to technology and art. Where do they come from and which
PERSONAL, everyday way did they take ?
Take Good Care, Andreas
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