sociology
Daily Alchemy: Can we make this controversy good?
73d ago“Was Florida's statewide ban on introductory sociology from public university core curriculum justified?”
- on“Noospheric bioregioning” — roots down, branches and leaves up. Bioregionality is an important piece of the puzzle, but I have also heard leaders like Joe Brewer argue that culture is only a subset of biology. It isn’t. How else to account for the “networked” aspect which is so clearly happening? How else would I be able to listen to a Joe Brewer podcast when I don’t live in the same bioregion? So better to think of networked bioregioning or “noospheric bioregionality”, imo. Socio-cultural systems are more like “intra-biological” items than mere subsets of, or reducible to, biology.by
Folks involved in the "noospheric bioregioning" are positioning themselves as distinct from "network states", sometimes using the language of "network nation".... - KC...
That's an intriguing proposition for conceptualizing morality. The idea of defining morality as a binary system of 'good' and 'bad' actions, and then attempting to quantify these actions to track progress or regress, offers a clear, measurable framework.The appeal of such a... - Paulleverich...
You can see the pattern pretty clearly if you step back and look at it through the lens of Robert Jay Lifton’s framework. His description of ideological totalism fits uncomfortably well in places where certain ideas become insulated from scrutiny.... - IsBix...
To call an entire group of people 'rabid' sounds exactly like the comments the racists made about African Americans. In a literal sense it is just a lie. Which means you are choosing it to be insulting and derogatory. Which is shameful and disgusting.... one thing i disagree with here is that wealth hasn't been reinvested in the commons; I think the form of reinvestment changed from public works of art and building dedications and stuff to investing in companies (and nonprofits); you might think that's selfish (and it might be... - FrankieBoy...
- kenofearth...
Granted, but when ideas conflict, evidence is partial, and stakes are real; when under uncertainties, instabilities, time and performance imperative pressures, especially affecting from narrowly scoped and domained interests with power, clarities so often have stowaway costs,... - taurus12...
This is an overwhelmingly left leaning voter base quick to support any cause that seems noble in theory regardless of how bad the actual consequences are of said cause. This is what happens when you dont entirely think an idea through all the way. It is not pretty.... - JulieI...
- Eric Stevens...
Exactly. And this is where the economic layer shows up. From advertisers to influencers to political actors, emotional stimulation becomes the default not because people are irrational, but because emotion cuts through scarcity....