Mao and Beatrice
Let’s see what Mao himself had to say about it. On the role of the arts as part of a special (or not special?) division… Read More »Mao and Beatrice
motto
Posts with italicized mottoes (one-liners / frames / heuristics) give direction to the modeling process
Rectifications in Yan’an
I never cease to amaze myself when I think of the degree of hubris it takes to begin building a toy world that can mimic… Read More »Rectifications in Yan’an
Caught by a white lie?
How to explain that a prime minister who has led governments for 10 years and, shortly after another resounding election victory finds himself back, in… Read More »Caught by a white lie?
Clashing Religious Truths
My OCT thesis (on clashing truths) is about confrontations between religious and scientific truths. Looking around me learns that serious clashes also take place between… Read More »Clashing Religious Truths
MAGA v. DADA?
Those who plan to investigate the behavior of collectives will encounter the phenomenon of successful mottoes. An example is the MAGA motto: “Make America Great… Read More »MAGA v. DADA?
Rounding up Mottoes
Now that I am turning to Phase 2 of my COVID-19 project I make my blog useful by collecting all mottoes that I have noted.… Read More »Rounding up Mottoes
Wittgenstein I?
Gerben, whom I hold highly, admired Wittgenstein I (or W1). Maybe he still does. W1 represents an intellectual attitude in which one refrains from speaking… Read More »Wittgenstein I?
To Lie or Not to Lie
I am a little embarrassed that I use dream thinking and tradition thinking instead of Snyder’s thinking in terms of inevitability and eternity. There is… Read More »To Lie or Not to Lie
A COVID-19 Interim Report (4): R0-Differences per Week
In interim report (3) I formulated an aphorism and tried to test it. It seemed to work in 8 of the 9 jurisdictions I reviewed… Read More »A COVID-19 Interim Report (4): R0-Differences per Week
A COVID-19 Interim Report (3): R0-differences per country
When (in March – May) we were still panicking and the intelligent lock-down was announced, I started looking for certainty, for a better picture of… Read More »A COVID-19 Interim Report (3): R0-differences per country