Comments on: Cosmos, Consciousness and Culture

By: Frank Luke

Frank Luke — Fri, 28 May 2010 17:32:48 +0000

Hi again Jeff, re: “Cosmos, Consciousness and Culture”

New Dimensions radio show has a wonderful statement asserting that the personal and the planetary are connected. I’m trying to get the entire quote, if any have it pls share it here.

By: Frank Luke

Frank Luke — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:50:53 +0000

Hi Jeff:

I commend you for conducting this blog and it certainly is helpful in promoting more widespread popular discussions re: philosophy. Though intellectual and academic discussion and comments are worthy, I think blogging tends to encourage more plain talk, which I feel will be conducive to just plain folks getting into the discussions.

All the best,

By: Jeff Carreira

Jeff Carreira — Thu, 13 May 2010 23:41:28 +0000

The cold and removed element of philosophy in America was a later development that occurred with the professionalization and specialization of the discipline in the 20th century. During Emerson’s time philosophy was a more wide spread endeavor. In fact, Emerson himself was something of a pop-star in his time and both he and James wrote for a public audience. Part of what I would like to do is make a more public discourse about philosophy possible.

By: Frank Luke

Frank Luke — Thu, 13 May 2010 17:44:58 +0000

Hi Jeff, re: Philosophy is not a luxury

Well, it is a luxury to have the time and leisure to ponder these things that may not seem to have much bearing on the lives of those too occupied with 9-5 getting and spending. The more thinkers, philosophers and philosophy can be brought to the level where ordinary folk can relate to the musings to see their lives are affected, the more philosophy gains in pragmatic value. Philosophy can often seem coldly academic, IMO. Americans with our directness and way of speaking in plain American English, devoid of high-falutin language and stances, the better as far as getting philosophy heeded by just folks.

By: axel

axel — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:08:27 +0000

Congratulations! I have been commenting rarely but reading almost all of the blogs. Very good that you and a lot of commenters have such a long breath and the perspective for another year to come makes me smile deeply. thanks a lot. )

By: Jeff Carreira

Jeff Carreira — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:18:33 +0000

Thank you. I have learned a great deal from the conversation on this blog over the year and look forward to more in the year to come.

By: Liesbeth

Liesbeth — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:54:57 +0000

Dear Jeff,
I remember your early blog: philosophy is not a luxury, and I think you proved that philosophy is about thinking deeply about the future and taking part in its conscious creation. Your blog made me so much more self-conscious: how much of my knowledge is autonomous and how much did I just consume, it challenged a lot of my ideas. I questioned what dó I actually know and how big is my interest to really find out what is true. What I like so much about evolutionary enlightenment/Integral theory is that it is as much interested in what is unknown (mystery) as scientist are, but that they have a much bigger perspective. It is all such a big mystery and I love studying it with you.
I would like to thank you and other writers for continuing this blog the whole year with such a high frequency. It is the continuation that made my interest grow. It has made my perspective so much wider. I look very forward to the next year of investigation and the plans you have.