Gurteen Knowledge Blog April 1, 2023, 11:12I am currently reading The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt. Jonathan is a social psychologist and author known for his research on moral psychology, political psychology, and the psychology of religion. It is an insightful and thought-provoking book in which Jonathan sheds light on why we hold different moral beliefs … Continue reading Anyone Who Values Truth Should Stop Worshiping Reason The Righteous Mind
Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them. Credit: David Hume Posts where this quotation is embedded Two Realms of Intellectual Discourse ** The learned and the conversibleBooks: David HumeReason Is, and Ought Only to Be the Slave … Continue reading Reason Is, and Ought Only to Be the Slave of the Passions David Hume (1739)
The Separation of the Learned from the conversible World seems to have been the great Defect of the last Age, and must have had a very bad Influence both on Books and Company: For what Possibility is there of finding Topics of Conversation fit for the Entertainment of rational Creatures, without having Recourse sometimes to … Continue reading The Separation of the Learned From the Conversible World David Hume (1742)
The Great Conversation – the Evolving Dialogue of Ideas On Conversation Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter Meaning of Conversible ‘Conversible’ is an interesting old-fashioned word not widely used today. ‘Conversible’ means “sociable, inclined to converse or talk with others”. It describes someone who enjoys and is skilled at conversation. Some examples of using … Continue reading The Conversible World ** The sphere of human interaction and exchange of ideas
On Conversation Introduction: History and Philosophy of Conversation ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter In his essay Of Essay-Writing, the Scottish philosopher David Hume distinguishes between two distinct realms of intellectual discourse: the learned and the conversible. As Hume describes them, the learned are those who gravitate towards solitary contemplation, delving into the … Continue reading Two Realms of Intellectual Discourse ** The learned and the conversible