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Heidegger, at the forefront of this phenomenological tradition, argued for a view of experience—not to mention people—as inextricable worlds, in which we cannot separate mind from body, person from environment. The phenomenologists did not aim to dismantle the scientific method as a tool for understanding physics or science—rather, they claimed that these methods simply weren’t sufficient for making sense of people.
Sensemaking
Christian Madsbjerg
When activity inhibition is high it moderates the expression of the need for power, such that it is more sensitive to context and more orientated towards others; when it is low, behaviour is more power-seeking, self-centred and narcissistic.229 Being emotionally savvy doesn’t mean that one is at the beck and call of emotions – rather, the reverse. The irritable, angry and at times inappropriately elated attitude of the left hemisphere tells one that deep emotional engagement is not its forte.
The Matter With Things
Iain McGilchrist
Vacuum cleaners used to be a grudge buy that was only necessary when your old one had broken. Dyson added a degree of excitement to the transaction. Before he invented them, there was no public clamour for ‘really expensive vacuum cleaners that look really cool’, any more than people before Starbucks were begging cafés to sell really expensive coffee.
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