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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on December 10, 2016, 08:53:02 AM

Title: 'How our contradictions make us human and inspire creativity'
Post by: Nearly Sane on December 10, 2016, 08:53:02 AM

Given that it quotes the Whitman line that I have often used here, and looks at the idea that we often behave in a contradictory fashion, this is an article which I am sympathetic to. The idea that we act from reason is surely a fantasy, as is the idea of logically consistent 'world views'.


http://tinyurl.com/zz8jwnh

Title: Re: 'How our contradictions make us human and inspire creativity'
Post by: L.A. on December 10, 2016, 09:39:47 AM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on December 10, 2016, 08:53:02 AM

Given that it quotes the Whitman line that I have often used here, and looks at the idea that we often behave in a contradictory fashion, this is an article which I am sympathetic to. The idea that we act from reason is surely a fantasy, as is the idea of logically consistent 'world views'.


http://tinyurl.com/zz8jwnh

I think it's what is referred to 'exploring the solution space' in computing.