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"Rationalism, Empiricism, and Pragmatism" by Don Gerz
RATIONALISM is the belief in innate ideas, reason, and deduction.
EMPIRICISM is the belief in sense perception and induction, and that there are no innate ideas.
PRAGMATISM is a philosophical approach that assesses the truth of the meaning of theories or beliefs in terms of the success of their practical applications.
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"Nothing Less" by Don Gerz
Dear Reader: I'm especially elated over something I wrote this morning. I just show up each day and write. I never know what's going to come out of my unconscious depths, out of Jung's collective unconscious. It might be the most profound thing I've ever written. You be the judge. - Don
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"Reflections on Different Forms of Reality" by Don Gerz
(Traditional Reality, Virtual Reality, and Parallel Realities, Worlds, and Universes)
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"Two Stories with the Same Moral" by Don Gerz
STORY 1 - A teacher was giving a lecture to his high school English class on a pivotal scene from Shakespeare's complex tragedy, Othello. The teacher pointed out and explained the many intricate relationships between all the characters, emphasizing how each sought his or her own perceived advantages and how each character's choices drove the ( Read more... )
