On Oct 10, 2020, at 1:57 PM, James Lyons-Weiler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:CAUTION:This email originated from outside of JMU. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.Joe et al.,With great respect I must inquire:Did not we just see a video on Aristotelian ethics that included discourse on politics as the highest calling? That would seem to be discussion of politics as a subject matter.Are the proscribed limits of discourse to be interpreted as "we can discuss politics in theory or in an historical sense but are disallowing ourselves the right to share our thought on current political matters"?And I think you mean "state politics" not "politics in general"; i.e., discourse about politics within psychology might be fair game?Sincerely,Jack############################CAUTION:This email originated from outside of JMU. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.Dear Bradley, Tania, and colleagues:Please remember the purpose of the TOK listserv. I believe we, as the Executive Board, need to do a better job of communicating that purpose & clarifying what we are trying to accomplish. In the meantime, I'd like to remind everyone that the TOK space is not the place to advocate for political movements, however important you may view the cause, and whether pro- or anti-establishment in nature. If that were the purpose, then I'm confident you'd see this list dominated by critiques and condemnations and perhaps petitions in response to the current U.S. administration's handling of the pandemic and a range of COVID-19 responses. I suspect most of us would agree that's extremely "low-hanging fruit." Whatever your position on the political spectrum, I'm merely reminding the listserv that this is not what we're here to do.More generally, from a TOK perspective & if you look at Gregg's blog posted today, what we're trying to do is understand the dynamics of human reasoning and justification systems (among other things), including the importance of social influence and relational value in shaping our perspectives, within the broader context of a TOK/UTOK framework. That includes my own "bias" toward scientific research and explanation. I've tried to demonstrate how and why asking scientific questions leads down a very different path, and provides for a very different type of discussion: whether about COVID-19 (not many interested on this list, it would seem!), about consciousness (lots of activity!), the impact of AI, and many other interesting topics. See Gregg's earlier email today, as well as the blog from yesterday on 8 ideas. Respectfully, though, let's focus on these sorts of issues with open hearts and minds so that we can genuinely learn, and learn deeply, about metamodern sensibilities, the Enlightenment 2.0, and the types of knowledge we want to develop & share to build and thrive "in the garden" together. Respectfully, -JoeDr. Joseph H. MichalskiProfessorKing’s University College at Western University266 Epworth Avenue, DL-201London, Ontario, Canada N6A 2M3Tel: (519) 433-3491Email:[log in to unmask]______________________eiπ + 1 = 0############################From: tree of knowledge system discussion <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Bradley H. Werrell, D.O. <[log in to unmask]>
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