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justinpack: April 2011
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Sunday, April 10, 2011. What I've been reading. Marxist Philosophy of Education. Now this is interesting: Lipovetski is a French philosopher and seems to be the Zygmunt Bauman of France but with a twist on Bauman. He thinks hypermodernity is both good and bad while Bauman seems to be more pessimistic. Lipovetski examines the "logic of fashion" that drives (hyper)modernity. This is good stuff. His older book "Empire of Fashion" is on my list to read. Friday, April 08, 2011. Google Earth Eastern Oregon.
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justinpack: On Impotence
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Saturday, August 17, 2013. Haven't written in two years, just needed to think aloud. One of the more remarkable aspects of being involved in academia is the universal pretension to "do something that matters" and the reality that the rare moments that actually change things are out of most of our control. Academics think what they do matters. It doesn't really. It is easiest to be entertained and to be distracted. Thank you for giving posts and articles were very amazing . Success for you . The more spec...
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justinpack: butterflies and stale air
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Friday, September 02, 2011. Butterflies and stale air. Forgive them Father for they know not what they do.". When DO we know what we are doing? Everything has unintended consequences. Life seems to be a cacophony of butterflies and hurricanes. Except perhaps when you want to stir up a hurricane. Then its all stale air and a dead end job. Which battle to fight? Little battles get little things done. big battles likely get nothing done. so getting anything done means becoming ephemeral? Mi Hermano El Fro.
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justinpack: September 2010
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010. San Miguel de Allende. San Miguel de Allende is a beautiful, very touristy colonial town and hour northwest of Queretaro. We were very excited to see the town and started by eating. Anna had "tunas," cactus fruit. I had a torta with apple soda. Anna wanted a close up of the tuna with all the fruit in the background. We went to mass with the Catholics. This was their nice church. This is Allende on the left and Hidalgo on the right. Mexico heroes. Monday, September 20, 2010.
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justinpack: Obedience is Not a Virtue
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Friday, March 27, 2015. Obedience is Not a Virtue. The God of the Old Testament demands obedience. Jesus in the New Testament shows obedience. Paul says we should all be obedient like Abraham. My whole life I've heard about the virtue of obedience. Now that I've had my own children I've realized I don't want them to obey. A dog - now a dog I might want to obey. But my children? Aren't children innocent and in need of guidance? That is likely the case, but that still doesn't mean the proper justification ...
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justinpack: September 2011
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Wednesday, September 07, 2011. Last post was my annual (or so) "starfish or system" rant. Because, like many Christians (and post Christians), I need to save the world, I get frustrated when I try to figure out what exactly to do. Three options:. 1 individualized approach (help 1 person, then the next, then the next.). 2 structural approach (tweak the system and hopefully bring about broader results). 3 ideological approach (change basic assumptions/ideas). Friday, September 02, 2011. Everything has unin...
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justinpack: August 2014
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Thursday, August 28, 2014. Some thoughts on the Duty to Rebel and Robin Williams. In Chaim Potok's The Chosen Danny Saunder's father doesn't speak to him as a way to teach him about the suffering of others. I remember being impressed with the way Chaim Potok described the suffering that is there if you are willing to listen to it. The odd thing is that most people don't hear it, don't feel it. How is this possible? Maybe I am wrong. But when he died, I thought to myself: perhaps he was finally overwh...
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justinpack: August 2013
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Saturday, August 17, 2013. Haven't written in two years, just needed to think aloud. One of the more remarkable aspects of being involved in academia is the universal pretension to "do something that matters" and the reality that the rare moments that actually change things are out of most of our control. Academics think what they do matters. It doesn't really. It is easiest to be entertained and to be distracted. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Mi Hermano El Fro. All the cowards wh...
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justinpack: problems
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Wednesday, September 07, 2011. Last post was my annual (or so) "starfish or system" rant. Because, like many Christians (and post Christians), I need to save the world, I get frustrated when I try to figure out what exactly to do. Three options:. 1 individualized approach (help 1 person, then the next, then the next.). 2 structural approach (tweak the system and hopefully bring about broader results). 3 ideological approach (change basic assumptions/ideas). Oh fooey, that was me, mom. The more specific c...
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justinpack: Dependence Day
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Friday, December 27, 2013. Some thoughts about a bad word: dependence. Independence is good. All the words that go along with independence are good: freedom, autonomy, liberty, self-rule, etc. Dependence and the words that go along with it seem to be bad: defenseless, poor, reliant, vulnerable, etc. No one wants to be vulnerable and dependent. He puts up a no trespassing sign. The claim that we are not. And that we should not. Perhaps we could think of Christmas as Dependency Day. View my complete profile.
