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Graham Lee

Human Being

  • Victoria Teopehas quoted7 months ago
    fuubutsushi, refers to the intuitive first stirrings of recognition we have as the seasons begin to change:
  • Victoria Teopehas quoted7 months ago
    Human beings are hardwired to master and hone new skills; to learn what we are truly capable of, we just have to get started.
  • Victoria Teopehas quoted7 months ago
    our increasing reliance on our devices can come to seem inevitable, and transhumanist projections of a future in which our bodies are fused with or superseded by hardware direct public debate to focus on technological advance while giving little space for the contemplation of human being.
  • Victoria Teopehas quoted7 months ago
    technology use is degrading not only our core competencies but also the very essence of what makes us human.
  • Victoria Teopehas quoted7 months ago
    when we rely on our devices to support our core abilities – essential skills we have acquired such as reading or writing, or fundamental capabilities such as memory, navigation or social skills – these can quickly begin to degrade over time. As a result, the benefits we gain from digital technology come at a substantial cost.
  • Victoria Teopehas quoted7 months ago
    Emerson’s notion of self-reliance – that is, making use of our own innate or learned abilities – is more important than ever.
  • Natalijahas quoted9 months ago
    A Japanese word, fuubutsushi, refers to the intuitive first stirrings of recognition we have as the seasons begin to change: after an extended time of seeming monotony, there’s a moment when we start to spot differences in the world around us.
  • Natalijahas quoted9 months ago
    An active life, a fully human life, involves engaging deeply with the world and making sense of it and our place within it.
  • Rodrigo Felix Marqueshas quotedlast year
    Throughout this expanse, spanning 165 million square kilometres, an extraordinary uniformity of language and custom was found by explorers such as Captain James Cook.
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