Tag Archives: Concepts

Why Is This A Banana?

Posted on January 5, 2020 by N.S. Palmer

In today’s media landscape, you can throw a rock in any direction and hit something that’s partisan and biased. Whether you believe that “Trump Is Literally Hitler,” or you call him “the god-emperor,” or you’re somewhere in between, there’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology | Tagged Cognitive evolution, Concepts, Conceptual evolution, Linguistic pragmatism, Universals | 2 Comments

The Way to Go

Posted on November 2, 2018 by N.S. Palmer

“To every man there openeth A Way, and Ways, and a Way. And the High Soul climbs the High way, And the Low Soul gropes the Low, And in between, on the misty flats, The rest drift to and fro. … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Relations, Judaism, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Society | Tagged Concepts, Generalization, Justice, Number, Poetry, Us versus Them, Wisdom | Leave a comment

In Praise of Sloppy Thinking

Posted on September 7, 2015 by N.S. Palmer

By holding the handles, we can manipulate large amounts of information to solve problems, but we avoid getting bogged down in irrelevant details. Even if the underlying details are incomprehensible or inaccurate, the handle can still work. Continue reading →