Tag: theory
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Notes on the grounds for a properly critical Buddhist praxis
One challenge for Buddhists in the 21st century is that the conditions for its acceptance in cosmopolitan discourse include the suppression of some of the most important insights and practices...
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Subversion, Conversion and so forth:
I’m on the train home after an intense conference on using anthropological and design tools to thwart planned obsolescence. Another view of the conference used ThoughtMesh to build a picture...
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Cameroons bushmeat in the news
Bushmeat in Africa is a hot topic right now, less so in South and Southeast Asia. No one so far has written clear theory for the study of bushmeat –...
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What, so what, what for?
I discover with delight that my stated purpose here has aroused comment – over at Jinajik I’ve been chided for an apparent attack of despair. Now, Jinajik himself should know...
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Old theory and not so old technophile
This is an interesting encounter. Rheingold is a hero of the technorati and was one of the first people to theorize online communities. His first-person description of trying to talk...