Author Topic: 'How our contradictions make us human and inspire creativity'  (Read 670 times)

Nearly Sane

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'How our contradictions make us human and inspire creativity'
« on: December 10, 2016, 08:53:02 AM »
Given that it quotes the Whitman line that I have often used here, and looks at the idea that we often behave in a contradictory fashion, this is an article which I am sympathetic to. The idea that we act from reason is surely a fantasy, as is the idea of logically consistent 'world views'.


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Re: 'How our contradictions make us human and inspire creativity'
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2016, 09:39:47 AM »
Given that it quotes the Whitman line that I have often used here, and looks at the idea that we often behave in a contradictory fashion, this is an article which I am sympathetic to. The idea that we act from reason is surely a fantasy, as is the idea of logically consistent 'world views'.


http://tinyurl.com/zz8jwnh

I think it's what is referred to 'exploring the solution space' in computing.
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