this is a summary of my view of the :bohemian", but explained by Watt as being the life of a "Forest dweller" in India. Alan Watts | Being alone | - YouTube <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-3Fv-3DqqUVXVBwGgA&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=DGY8NbX54MD-soKVRti_vGCfn79A914d68UYZ9vbfV8&s=_Ko5wRPBG0_KirjA7Aqm8wHDe1Cbn2CnN6wqsV0Enk8&e= > On Wed, Dec 1, 2021 at 6:31 PM Brandon Norgaard < [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. > ------------------------------ > > That’s awesome, thanks Lee! > > > > Some thoughts: > > - I can see how the vertical axis lines up with the Influence Matrix > in a way similar to how Waldamar explained in a graphic shared with this > list a few days ago, wherein he showed it was closely related to the upper > vs. lower quadrants of Integral Theory. This individual vs. group dynamic > keeps popping up in all kinds of places. > - It is unclear what is the crux of the distinction between > revolutionary and evolutionary approaches. We might start with the > overarching assumption among probably all of these approaches that there is > a very high likelihood of negative large-scale impacts in the > not-to-distant future. That assumption is baked into the acknowledgement > of the meta-crisis. I’m interpreting your revolution vs. evolution > dichotomy as hinging upon whether people in that camp want active > interventions in an effort to make serious course-corrections or whether > they want incremental change through a series of mini-interventions that > would be informed by feedback from the prior mini-interventions. > Evolutionary approaches, I suppose, don’t have a grand strategy, or at > least there is an assumption that there are natural forces driving this > whole thing and the best we can do would be to make adjustments that might > have a large-scale impact down the line, but not in a way we can foresee > ahead of time. Is this accurate, partially accurate? Or perhaps am I > really just misinterpreting? > - Isn’t doomer defeatist more of an individual thing rather than > institutional? > - I find myself agreeing more so with the approaches closer to the > center and less with those further out in one direction or another. As I > see it, we need a more balanced approach. > > > > -Brandon > > > > *From:* theory of knowledge society discussion < > [log in to unmask]> *On Behalf Of *lee simplyquality.org > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 1, 2021 5:32 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* ToK: Plotting our Future > > > > *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. > ------------------------------ > > ToK Folk: > > > > I took a crack at plotting the concepts listed at > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wikiversity.org_wiki_Level-5F5-5FResearch-5FCenter_Escaping-5FDiscontent&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=DGY8NbX54MD-soKVRti_vGCfn79A914d68UYZ9vbfV8&s=aP-URsmvRmv8HCNBrqr9g-TGGSnHQGituACbgqGdBOU&e= > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wikiversity.org_wiki_Level-5F5-5FResearch-5FCenter_Escaping-5FDiscontent&d=DwMFAg&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=ZGlLUyQYhmS1e_AEhYTCtpeaEwId_wmwoICfGJUvzX8&s=lcZk2TUW_kidgjB9K5xi1sxohABiwWFuidO_-7sfdmA&e=> on > a grid, shown below. > > I used the dimensions of individual <-> institutional shown vertically, > and revolutions <-> evolution plotted horizontally. > > My placement of each concept is approximate at best. > > What do you think? > > Are the dimensions chosen the best for illuminating the differences in the > approaches? > > Is each approach properly placed? > > Does this analysis and display provide any insights? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Lee Beaumont > > > > > > ############################ > > 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