Joe, I find myself agreeing with you more and more that reductionism is ultimately counter-productive. By contrast, the idea of "honoring" the layers of influence/complexity, as are broadly mapped by the ToK, seems more practically useful and potentially harmonizing (!). Knowing that I am ultimately an energy information wave is interesting, and yet I still have to engage in pro-social activities that provide relational value in order to feel complete as a *person. * Best wishes, -Chance On Sat, Aug 18, 2018 at 11:31 AM, Joseph Michalski <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Excellent Gregg and Chance. Note in editing the blog before final posting > that the special issue is "Humans: Why we're *unlike* any other species > on the plant". For me, the 'answer' to that question links back to the > "emergent" aspect of the Mind-Culture joint point. It's not merely that > there increasing information complexity associated with the development of > "behavior", but rather that there are fundamentally different *types* of > behavior associated with the ToK. I am not persuaded either by any specific > theories or the body of scientific evidence currently available that the > answer lies in reductionism. I'm not ruling out that general hypothesis, > but rather simply more inclined to follow the logic of emergence at this > point until convinced otherwise. Best regards, -Joe > > > Dr. Joseph H. Michalski > > Acting Academic Dean/Associate Academic Dean > > King’s University College at Western University > > 266 Epworth Avenue > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__maps.google.com_-3Fq-3D266-2BEpworth-2BAvenue-2B-250D-250A-2BLondon-2C-2BOntario-2C-2BCanada-2B-2BN6A-2B2M3-26entry-3Dgmail-26source-3Dg&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=YFdZ276JSdnDSlYf9yarx0F4ZSAdfuENvKc5kqLPQJQ&s=m-SrKnX9fE4F5RhyqHxlbCIIjlP9pVikZLE0hv0Z0cc&e=> > > London, Ontario, Canada > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__maps.google.com_-3Fq-3D266-2BEpworth-2BAvenue-2B-250D-250A-2BLondon-2C-2BOntario-2C-2BCanada-2B-2BN6A-2B2M3-26entry-3Dgmail-26source-3Dg&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=YFdZ276JSdnDSlYf9yarx0F4ZSAdfuENvKc5kqLPQJQ&s=m-SrKnX9fE4F5RhyqHxlbCIIjlP9pVikZLE0hv0Z0cc&e=> > N6A 2M3 > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__maps.google.com_-3Fq-3D266-2BEpworth-2BAvenue-2B-250D-250A-2BLondon-2C-2BOntario-2C-2BCanada-2B-2BN6A-2B2M3-26entry-3Dgmail-26source-3Dg&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=YFdZ276JSdnDSlYf9yarx0F4ZSAdfuENvKc5kqLPQJQ&s=m-SrKnX9fE4F5RhyqHxlbCIIjlP9pVikZLE0hv0Z0cc&e=> > > Tel: (519) 433-3491 > > Fax: (519) 963-1263 > > Email: [log in to unmask] > > ______________________ > > *ei*π + 1 = 0 > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* tree of knowledge system discussion <[log in to unmask] > edu> on behalf of Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx <[log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* Saturday, August 18, 2018 11:02 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* draft blog of what makes us different > > > Dear list, > > I spent some time this morning crafting a draft of a blog on What Makes > Us Different. It ended up being a bit more expanded than I originally > anticipated. My original focus was to paint the ToK/JH picture. But what > emerged was a five page summary of the “puzzle pieces” of our uniqueness, > drawn from the Sept 2018 Scientific American special issue that Joe shared. > In reading through it, I decided it was good way to summarize the current > state of knowledge of the puzzle pieces that make us different. > > > > I am sharing it here because I think it is a great topic for our list. I > would welcome any suggestions or recommendations or additions. > > > > If we as a group have a sense of these puzzle pieces, then I think > discussion about the central missing piece, the Justification Hypothesis > (framed by the ToK metaphysical definitional system and the BIT formulation > of the evolution of the animal mind) can be productively had. > > > Best, > > Gregg > > > ############################ > > To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the > following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A= > 1 > ############################ > > To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the > following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A= > 1 > ############################ To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1