Mark:

Thank you for your reply.
I await expectantly! 

Best regards,

Waldemar

Waldemar A Schmidt, PhD, MD
(Perseveret et Percipiunt)
503.631.8044

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. (A Einstein)






> On Jul 10, 2018, at 4:28 PM, Mark Stahlman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Waldemar:
> 
> No problem -- but you will have to wait for Gregg to return . . . !!
> 
> The definitions you cite are fine so, as I mentioned, what I'm talking about is Thomas Kuhn's use of the term and, by chance, have you read that book (i.e. definition #1)?
> 
> How do you think "patterns of thought" occur?  What might *cause* them to happen (the answers to which are why I'm waiting until Gregg can fully engage, as I'm sure you'll appreciate.)
> 
> Btw, "pattern" of thought" implies nothing about its duration or, for that matter, whether a "system" is involved (or not).  It also tells us nothing about "ultimate truth" or even if that is a part of the "paradigm."
> 
> While we're at it, "disturbances in the social fabric" also need a *cause* (which is most commonly technological change, or what McLuhan called "media"), as well as an explanation about how such changes produce "effects."
> 
> Once we have gone over some basic issues, I assure you that the descriptions you are looking for will be the ones that *you* yourself will "grok," answering your own questions . . . <g>
> 
> Mark
> 
> P.S. To get a head-start, might I suggest that you take a look at McLuhan's "Laws of Media" (far more relevant than Wikipedia or Stanford, as it turns out) . . . ??
> 
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> Quoting [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>:
> 
>> Mark:
>> 
>> Thank you for your response.
>> Alas, what you have provided does not help me as much as I hope it would.
>> I am like Joe M - I need help figuring this out.
>> 
>> I am looking for your definition of the new paradigm and the old paradigm which the new one replaced.
>> For me, the word “paradigm” is well defined by the following:
>> 
>> paradigm (plural paradigms <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_paradigms-23English&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=4YCTxbQFCbjGbD_CDMCxjTw51yoJgTyWpQkrKjbaKJ0&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_paradigms-23English&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=4YCTxbQFCbjGbD_CDMCxjTw51yoJgTyWpQkrKjbaKJ0&e=>>)
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> Q63HY&e=> of thought <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_thought&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=kxtXV951MHNWpdAAGyVigpP-pscfVZ5Nkg86vVZp6Cs&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_thought&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=kxtXV951MHNWpdAAGyVigpP-pscfVZ5Nkg86vVZp6Cs&e=>>, a system <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_system&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=upS3wT1oxKcdpUl7ONNU_b2cczosWkTKNi3SHlbk_8A&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_system&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=upS3wT1oxKcdpUl7ONNU_b2cczosWkTKNi3SHlbk_8A&e=>> of beliefs <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_belief&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=ertP49naCJQKqm4DtutObn8GGKQWDIiyNjxmMrF-oRg&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_belief&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=ertP49naCJQKqm4DtutObn8GGKQWDIiyNjxmMrF-oRg&e=>>, a conceptual <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_conceptual&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=c7p-zt-G0yDVc5bMO8kGS-Qb5dTG_Jju6zkCplD_New&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_conceptual&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=c7p-zt-G0yDVc5bMO8kGS-Qb5dTG_Jju6zkCplD_New&e=>> framework 
>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_framework&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=YJCvDUJExhfrCXE3GIkeGKXpYpdIxyHXavZdsPraEBA&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_framework&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=YJCvDUJExhfrCXE3GIkeGKXpYpdIxyHXavZdsPraEBA&e=>>.
>> Synonyms: model <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_model-23English&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=PX7vYmckhOlsZNrHcCgjEAj5_NB_-TsMmSKS0lOuuY0&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_model-23English&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=PX7vYmckhOlsZNrHcCgjEAj5_NB_-TsMmSKS0lOuuY0&e=>>, worldview <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_worldview-23English&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=Cvw_BlCKlfAd9xBcVilX12YC0mKf1k9t7A3K0So0NcI&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_worldview-23English&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=Cvw_BlCKlfAd9xBcVilX12YC0mKf1k9t7A3K0So0NcI&e=>>
>> Thomas Kuhn's landmark “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions” got people talking about paradigm shifts, to the point the word itself now suggests an incomplete or biased perspective.
>> An example <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_example&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=SF4NfM4_JB3v5eGL1U2RpmEJdceVBKbqdhkyBYoUDw4&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_example&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=SF4NfM4_JB3v5eGL1U2RpmEJdceVBKbqdhkyBYoUDw4&e=>> serving as the model <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_model&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=xq_HGAqraTNpjkWSpEuIx8MqqVbRr9-ObFp1iEa3oo8&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_model&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=xq_HGAqraTNpjkWSpEuIx8MqqVbRr9-ObFp1iEa3oo8&e=>> for such <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_such&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=nxPoE1z11gE4-XfoKyoS2OXdhRfF3hXVewtFNDUqXdQ&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_such&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=nxPoE1z11gE4-XfoKyoS2OXdhRfF3hXVewtFNDUqXdQ&e=>> a pattern <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_pattern&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=O0AI2__8dl5U0tKfA8Dc4BpMdv3AyiNKkzPFxMQ63HY&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_pattern&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=O0AI2__8dl5U0tKfA8Dc4BpMdv3AyiNKkzPFxMQ63HY&e=>>. quotations ▼ <>
>> Synonyms: template <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_template-23English&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=moHEj5_QH7kf8CW_1SWFfqG3DtgmwEumXpRgV5YB8ak&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_template-23English&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=moHEj5_QH7kf8CW_1SWFfqG3DtgmwEumXpRgV5YB8ak&e=>>, exemplar <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_exemplar-23English&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=n5-DoQhhM-bUWzOF0VRpRANn41AI55wa0vsU_S1QsCg&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_exemplar-23English&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=n5-DoQhhM-bUWzOF0VRpRANn41AI55wa0vsU_S1QsCg&e=>>, posterboy <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_posterboy-23English&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=QYr61CcvLSOWlYCXKrNWU1v8G_T9wgqQebD13IZSTQs&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_posterboy-23English&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=QYr61CcvLSOWlYCXKrNWU1v8G_T9wgqQebD13IZSTQs&e=>>.
>> 
>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_paradigm&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=weugqa_qL29jQFhuGS3UO7rg-fRBNgJXs5qrnfV2sH8&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_paradigm&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=weugqa_qL29jQFhuGS3UO7rg-fRBNgJXs5qrnfV2sH8&e=> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_paradigm&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=weugqa_qL29jQFhuGS3UO7rg-fRBNgJXs5qrnfV2sH8&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wiktionary.org_wiki_paradigm&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=bCavyhiTimak73nfdRxSOq2ha7M9RCNTO9jKESyZkT0&s=weugqa_qL29jQFhuGS3UO7rg-fRBNgJXs5qrnfV2sH8&e=>>
>> 
>> For me, “paradigm” means a temporary, workable explanation for how or why, or both, a system works.  It is not recognized as an “ultimate truth” but as a working understanding and includes the implication that further information or experience might modify the current paradigm or understanding.
>> 
>> I appreciate that “paradigm change” is explicitly associated with a variety of “disturbances in the social fabric.”
>> That is understandable, especially in terms of Henriques’ P + M -> E formulation.
>> 
>> What I am looking for is the definition/description of the “new paradigm,” the “old paradigm,” and how they differ or are alike.
>> Something like, for instance, the introductory paragraphs of a Wikipedia (or other encyclopedic work, such as the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, etc) article?
>> Another example is the nature, similarity and difference between Newton and Einstein’s perception of gravity.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Waldemar A Schmidt, PhD, MD
>> (Perseveret et Percipiunt)
>> 503.631.8044
>> 
>> Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. (A Einstein)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jul 10, 2018, at 1:06 PM, Mark Stahlman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Waldemar:
>>> 
>>> Great idea -- so, what does "paradigm" mean to you . . . ??
>>> 
>>> Since the idea (in our context) comes from Thomas Kuhn, have you had a chance to read his book (written in 1958 and finally published in 1962)?
>>> 
>>> I like to think of this in terms of what most people call "counter-cultures," a paradigm is a technology-driven shift of CULTURE (in the ToK Stack) and when one takes over from another, clashes are always going to happen.
>>> 
>>> Since I'm 70 (born in 1948 in Boston, the same year my father graduated with a BS from MIT, on his way to an MA in Philosophy and PhD in History of Science), I was 19 years-old in 1967 when I bought a used Porsche 356C and drove it from Madison to Haight-Ashbury (then down the coast to see the Doors play at the Cheetah in LA).  Now *that* was a counter-culture experience . . . <g>
>>> 
>>> Today -- as reflected in all the political and economic &c upheaval (which Gregg seems very engaged with from what I saw on his site) and endless talk about the *robots* taking over -- we are in the middle of another one (which appear to happen every 50+ years nowadays, driven by new technologies).  So, I'm not "predicting" so much as noticing what is already going on.
>>> 
>>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.nytimes.com_2018_07_09_books_review_future-2Dof-2Dwork-2Ddarrell-2Dm-2Dwest.html&d=DwIDaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=0UR2VYwQ3vSQmQ-K5FB4WmZPxAqBWeJRccvT9-Sv7w8&s=aPRM31jMkEVpgc3_UEv5hnJS7fGdARhy658rxkeFOa8&e=
>>> 
>>> This is what it feels like when a *new* paradigm (as I understand the term) takes over our lives and it feels like we're all along for the ride . . . !!
>>> 
>>> Does that help?
>>> 
>>> Mark
>>> 
>>> Quoting "Waldemar A Schmidt, PhD, MD" <[log in to unmask]>:
>>> 
>>>> A suggestion:
>>>> 
>>>> 	Perhaps, it would help if we had a brief definition, statement, or synopsis, of what:
>>>> 
>>>> 		1.  John considers to be the central nature of the paradigm he is proposing.
>>>> 		2.  Mark considers to be the central nature of: a. The new paradigm in which we find ourselves and b.  The previous/old paradigm which was replaced by the new paradigm.
>>>> 
>>>> That way we could be reassured that we are reading, thinking, talking, and writing about the same things.
>>>> 
>>>> Best regards to all,
>>>> 
>>>> Waldemar
>>>> 
>>>> Waldemar A Schmidt, PhD, MD
>>>> (Perseveret et Percipiunt)
>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jul 10, 2018, at 10:54 AM, Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>> Thanks much for the stimulating contributions. I will offer some thoughts soon, so that perhaps we can sort out where it is where we are standing, both as a group and as individuals who have all been on long and intense journeys trying to figure out some of the most complex problems in philosophy. I think we all have interesting things to say.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Warm regards to all!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> G
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Jul 10, 2018, at 1:16 PM, Diop, Corinne Joan Martin - diopcj <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi Mark,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thank you-- and thank you also for the correction! Cantor has emerged again in a small body of work I am doing on people named Georg(e/es), so I will be sure to look into this intrigue before exhibiting/writing about it again! (The others are Braque, Gurdjieff and Sand...)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Corinne
>>>>>> ________________________________________
>>>>>> From: tree of knowledge system discussion [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Mark Stahlman [[log in to unmask]]
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, July 9, 2018 2:04 PM
>>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>>> Subject: Re: New Paradigms
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Corrine:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks -- fascinating and beautifully done . . . !!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Small correction, if you don't mind.  Galileo's astronomy didn't
>>>>>> really "threaten" anything and his problems with the Church were quite
>>>>>> different from the usual accounts, having more to with his anti-Rome
>>>>>> Venetian backers (btw, my "godfather" Giorgio Desantillana wrote the
>>>>>> one-time "definitive" work on the topic and my father helped to design
>>>>>> what is now the Galileo Museum in Florence) and it was Cantor who
>>>>>> approached Franzelin, who pretty much blew him off (i.e. the Church
>>>>>> really didn't care what he was doing).
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.amazon.com_Crime-2DGalileo-2DGiorgio-2DSantillana_dp_0226734811&d=DwIDaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=8qMQODcDkzHIMIPWHwejYDRD8zDMlzuSjEgeHBa8lGA&s=Bfq1ppMS3XgQnnQpYnIZ8wC_97XYRZJRxUuB1rAMdwc&e=
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Mark
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> P.S. The usual reports about G. Bruno's troubles are also mistaken.
>>>>>> It had little to do with his "heresy."  In fact, as best as I can
>>>>>> tell, he was an "agent" of the English spymaster Walsingham and was
>>>>>> caught organizing against the Vatican.  We often forget how much
>>>>>> "intrigue" was going on in those days and how often Rome was on the
>>>>>> receiving end (as well as dishing it out) -- plus how they were
>>>>>> finally defeated in the mid-19th century after many centuries of
>>>>>> declining influence.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wikipedia.org_wiki_Francis-5FWalsingham&d=DwIDaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=8qMQODcDkzHIMIPWHwejYDRD8zDMlzuSjEgeHBa8lGA&s=IYy1BIydW2s5dWUnNTYIYOmAhcjKtdkXhsxHKkAcdVo&e=
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Quoting "Diop, Corinne Joan Martin - diopcj" <[log in to unmask]>:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Just sharing some of my artwork that relates a bit :)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> "Sizing the Infinite, Seeking Eternity," about Georg Cantor was
>>>>>>> done in collaboration with E. Theta Brown, Associate Professor of Math
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Cover and pp. 11 – 16. (Photographs and essay.)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__kapsula.ca_releases_KAPSULA-5FGOODMEASURE-5F3of3.pdf&d=DwIDaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=8qMQODcDkzHIMIPWHwejYDRD8zDMlzuSjEgeHBa8lGA&s=BwEKKzPLdUHIfojBBcw4PN3O97YYW0fasOi23LN38O0&e=
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Corinne
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> PS I have artwork about Gregg's ideas from some years ago that got
>>>>>>> buried somewhere in my studio after a move-- when I unearth it I
>>>>>>> will share!
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Corinne Diop
>>>>>>> Professor of Art
>>>>>>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_corinne.diop.studio_&d=DwIDaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=8qMQODcDkzHIMIPWHwejYDRD8zDMlzuSjEgeHBa8lGA&s=KwQnikKeu_aL_IJaCKzcXiouQheSnbFsIVXtYmyKCZg&e=
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Photography Area Head
>>>>>>> http://www.jmu.edu/artandarthistory/programs/Photography.shtml
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> School of Art, Design, and Art History
>>>>>>> MSC 7101/ 820 S. Main St
>>>>>>> James Madison University
>>>>>>> Harrisonburg, VA  22807
>>>>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>>>>> (540) 568-6485
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>    *************
>>>>>>> JMU Safe Zone Member
>>>>>>> http://www.jmu.edu/safezone
>>>>>>> ________________________________________
>>>>>>> From: tree of knowledge system discussion
>>>>>>> [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Mark Stahlman
>>>>>>> [[log in to unmask]]
>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, July 9, 2018 10:13 AM
>>>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>>>> Subject: New Paradigms
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> John/Joe/Gregg &al:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> What Gregg has done here may be the *first* time this has ever been
>>>>>>> accomplished (or perhaps even attempted).  While many have
>>>>>>> "philosophized" over all this, Gregg has actually assembled a group
>>>>>>> of experts (which decades of detailed knowledge as well as
>>>>>>> experience arguing with their domain-expert colleagues.)  Hurray . .
>>>>>>> . !!
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Tree of Knowledge Stack
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Culture :: Sociology (Joe)
>>>>>>> Mind :: Psychology (Gregg)
>>>>>>> Life :: Biology (John)
>>>>>>> Matter :: Physics (???)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Does the "lower" define the "upper" or are there new *principles*
>>>>>>> that must be added at each level (or what Gregg calls "dimensions of
>>>>>>> complexity") . . . ??
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> In the 19th-century, during what was a very different paradigm from
>>>>>>> the one in which we live Bernhard Reimann suggested what some call
>>>>>>> the "hypothesis of the higher hypothesis" and Georg Cantor generated
>>>>>>> his Transfinite schema in attempts to *rigorously* tackle this
>>>>>>> conundrum.  Both of them have largely been forgotten today and this
>>>>>>> was replaced with the notion of a "Theory of Everything" (ToE) and
>>>>>>> "Unity of Science" (as per Carnap &al) in the 20th-century -- as a
>>>>>>> result of the new paradigm in which those scientists lived (but not
>>>>>>> the same one as ours).
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> "Quantum" physics caught many people's attention and, for a while,
>>>>>>> seemed to be the answer -- but then it failed to produce a ToE and
>>>>>>> dissolved into a group of rival splinters until it was revived by
>>>>>>> some "hippies" who were living under yet-another paradigm (yes, as
>>>>>>> it turns out, I know Jack Sarfatti and he is an entertaining sorta
>>>>>>> guy, whose ideas were enhanced by both some LSD and some
>>>>>>> "conspiracies" that he imagines he was a part of) . . . <g>
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.amazon.com_How-2DHippies-2DSaved-2DPhysics-2DCounterculture_dp_039334231X&d=DwIDaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=8qMQODcDkzHIMIPWHwejYDRD8zDMlzuSjEgeHBa8lGA&s=z21gNwg3Phhb8zDjPEWwYZZnnuOW0Vep1M486cPwhDQ&e=
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> So much for physics -- but wait there is more!  The US *military*
>>>>>>> decided it wanted to take some Los Alamos bomb-desingers and shuffle
>>>>>>> them across-the-street to a new place that was called the Santa Fe
>>>>>>> Institute, to see if the physics of nuclear weapons (i.e.
>>>>>>> mini-stars) could be applied to society.  The Department of Energy
>>>>>>> (which owns the US arsenal, not the service branches) initially
>>>>>>> funded them 100% (and now it's 30% with another 30% coming from
>>>>>>> Pierre Omidyar).
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.santafe.edu_&d=DwIDaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=8qMQODcDkzHIMIPWHwejYDRD8zDMlzuSjEgeHBa8lGA&s=AWiCJq0W3SGK9QXs99_ukwq3kcCNbrSUTQmPezjvzTE&e=
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The result was "complexity science" -- re-branding "chaos," since
>>>>>>> that frightens the children -- and its elaborate models of
>>>>>>> "emergence."  Some of us from the Center spent last Spring with
>>>>>>> these folks (in particular, Jim Rutt, long-time chairman and now
>>>>>>> trustee at Santa Fe) and I can tell you they don't have a clue (and
>>>>>>> are unlikely to ever get one.)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> So, Physics as failed (multiple times).  How about Biology or
>>>>>>> Psychology or Sociology?  As John tells us, biology is broken.  As,
>>>>>>> Gregg tells us, psychology is broken.  As Joe tells us, sociology is
>>>>>>> broken.  So, what are we going to do . . . ??
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> My suggestion is that we take a look at *paradigms* behind these
>>>>>>> approaches and their causes/effects.  This is the study of the
>>>>>>> "structure of scientific revolutions" (as per Thomas Kuhn, although
>>>>>>> he never explained either the causes or effects) and, to accomplish
>>>>>>> that task, we will need Marshall McLuhan -- which we will do when
>>>>>>> Gregg returns.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.amazon.com_Structure-2DScientific-2DRevolutions-2D50th-2DAnniversary_dp_0226458121&d=DwIDaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=8qMQODcDkzHIMIPWHwejYDRD8zDMlzuSjEgeHBa8lGA&s=Wjt2pfZZFEZZ8hHd1Gi8N-e6L0fJp0jNpkVaXTqhbOw&e=
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> To do this, we will have to do something that has been "forgotten"
>>>>>>> for 400+ years -- understand *formal* cause.  Fortunately, Aristotle
>>>>>>> is there to help us (since he's the one who came up with this idea
>>>>>>> in the first place, 2500 years ago) and, even more fortuitously, we
>>>>>>> are now in a new paradigm (otherwise, we wouldn't be having this
>>>>>>> conversation).
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Mark
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> P.S. The previous paradigm was characterized by "globalism" and what
>>>>>>> was called the "new world order" (i.e. the one that Kuhn was
>>>>>>> plumping for, as funded by the Ford Foundation) and it has now
>>>>>>> collapsed.  Yes, this is what keeps Henry Kissinger awake at night.
>>>>>>> This is why Trump was elected, Briexit occured and the 5 Star
>>>>>>> Movement now runs Italy &c.  This is also why we are now in another
>>>>>>> "counter-culture" (parallel to the 60s), since that's what happens
>>>>>>> to *culture* when paradigms shift (over-and-over, making its
>>>>>>> explanation a top priority for a "pure" sociology).  This is the
>>>>>>> focus of my Center (and,, yes, I also know John Ralston Saul).
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.amazon.com_Collapse-2DGlobalism-2DJ-2DR-2DSaul_dp_1786494485&d=DwIDaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=8qMQODcDkzHIMIPWHwejYDRD8zDMlzuSjEgeHBa8lGA&s=4kvjg0j27G60OZOmJLQm4GmRSyKFwNZpRY6JwkeZ9WY&e=
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> P.P.S.  The "cheerio conspiracy" in all this is that the *center* of
>>>>>>> maintaining that now obsolete paradigm was the Government
>>>>>>> Communications Head-Quarters (GCHQ) which is the foundation of what
>>>>>>> some now call the "Deep State."  Edward Snowden had a lot to say
>>>>>>> about them in terms of their acronym, "Five Eyes," making Trump's
>>>>>>> upcoming meeting with the Queen very interesting -- since the "Deep
>>>>>>> State" actually reports to her (yes, making Canada an actual
>>>>>>> national security threat) . . . !!
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wikipedia.org_wiki_Five-5FEyes&d=DwIDaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=8qMQODcDkzHIMIPWHwejYDRD8zDMlzuSjEgeHBa8lGA&s=s3ScNTD00fGwqUNtQsPGQEQcsbcSOwQaTNEYyxaajZA&e=
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> P.P.P.S. Since our confusion about all this has been going on for a
>>>>>>> long-time, we will have to "drop back" and try to recover what
>>>>>>> previous paradigms -- such as the "Enlightenment" &c -- have
>>>>>>> destroyed.  That is the origin of the "motto" on the Center website
>>>>>>> that "Digital *retrieves* the Medieval" and, from ISIS reviving
>>>>>>> *medieval* Jihad, to the Chinese reviving the *medieval* "Silk
>>>>>>> Road," it is already the world in which we live.  As Marty McKly put
>>>>>>> it, "Doc, it's time to go back to the future" . . . <g>
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wikipedia.org_wiki_Back-5Fto-5Fthe-5FFuture&d=DwIDaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=8qMQODcDkzHIMIPWHwejYDRD8zDMlzuSjEgeHBa8lGA&s=B4o24kuAh19SX2ks1cGJ_arOZDTP30QffE62ZH6ORwI&e=
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> P.P.P.P.S. What we have to try to avoid, as difficult as it may be,
>>>>>>> is to not behave "like a drunk looking for our carkeys underneath
>>>>>>> the streetlamp, because that's where the light is."  The recently
>>>>>>> past paradigms have seriously screwed us up.  This is why we are in
>>>>>>> such terrible condition -- which, btw, is not the situation in
>>>>>>> China, where its historic civilization is now the focus of study at
>>>>>>> the Central Party School (where CPC cadre are trained in Beijing) --
>>>>>>> and *all* of our attempts at "coherence" have failed.  But, we're in
>>>>>>> luck, Aristotle is there to help us (which is why Summer School at
>>>>>>> the Center is teaching his 4th-century BC "On the Soul".)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.amazon.com_Soul-2DMemory-2DRecollection-2DAristotle_dp_1888009179&d=DwIDaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=8qMQODcDkzHIMIPWHwejYDRD8zDMlzuSjEgeHBa8lGA&s=tcrM699HyAbsXoXcHy52dE-oXdz66F8YcxXYBoZt4iY&e=
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