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Sean Watson

John Locke - 0 views

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  • E arli er writers such as Chillingworth had argued that human understanding was limited, Locke tries to determine what those limits are
  • "Though the familiar use of the Things about us, takes off our Wonder; yet it cures not our Ignorance."
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  • We can, he thinks, know with certainty that God exists. We can also know about morality with the same precision we know about mathematics, because we are the creators of moral and political ideas
  • Locke gives us a theory of natural law and natural rights which he uses to distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate civil governments, and to argue for the legitimacy of revolt against tyrannical governments.
Kevin Watson

Let Dialogue begin | openDemocracy - 0 views

www.opendemocracy.net/...let-dialogue-begin

digiciv democracy open internet dialogue government media blog

shared by Kevin Watson on 30 Sep 10 - No Cached
    • Kevin Watson
      Kevin Watson on 30 Sep 10
       
      Spot on! Technology really is changing the world, and the sharing of ideas all over it.
  • Globalization has shaped our era. Technology has minimized distances; ideas, values and news cross borders quicker than ever before. New definitions and complex debates over our identities as international and national citizens have arisen as a result. As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. puts it: “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”
Brian Earley

Rene Descartes perceptions of philosophy - 0 views

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digiciv science

shared by Brian Earley on 24 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • As Descartes said, “Those who set about giving precepts must esteem themselves more skilful than those to whom they advance them”
  • In other words, someone might alter the truth solely so they could come up with something to say, while the real truth might not be capable of being expressed so easily, it can only be observed. Some things in life are too complicated to express, but however there are going to be people who believe they can express those things, even though they cannot accurately do so.
    • Brian Earley
      Brian Earley on 24 Sep 10
       
      I have read scientific journals wherein the author reports on complex interactions or relationships on the molecular level. Often I believe that they really cannot accurately do so. Perhaps scientific journals would be better if they were accompanied by videos. That would make them more like blog posts.
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  • are the emotions which are based off of your opinions even real, since they are based off of opinions?
  • Your perception is going to determine what it is that you feel, that is, your conscious and unconscious perception of what is going on is
  • For it seemed to me that I might meet with much more truth in the reasonings that each man makes on the matters that specially concern him, and the issue of which would very soon punish him if he made a wrong judgment, than in the case of those made by a man of letters in his study touching speculations that lead to no result, and that bring about no other consequences to himself excepting that he will be all the more vain the more they are removed from common sense, since in this case proves to him to have employed so much more ingenuity and skill trying to make them seem probable.
  • More especially did I reflect in each matter that came before me as to anything that could make it subject to suspicion of doubt, and give occasion for mistake, and I rooted out of my mind all the errors that might have formerly crept in. Not that indeed I imitated the skeptics, who only doubt for the sake of doubting, and pretend to by always uncertain; for, on the contrary, my design was only to provide myself with good ground for assurance, and to reject the quicksand and mud in order to find the rock or clay.”
  • since emotional intelligence is not completely concrete, it can be subject to skeptics
  • “how do I know that anything is even real”
  • Accordingly I shall now suppose, not that a true God, who as such must be supremely good and the fountain of truth, but that some malignant genius exceedingly powerful and cunning has devoted all his powers in the deceiving of me; I shall suppose that the sky, the earth, colors, shapes, sounds and all external things are illusions and impostures of which this evil genius has availed himself for the abuse of my credulity…”
  • I am, I exist. This is certain. How often? As often as I think. For it might indeed be that if I entirely ceased to think, I should thereupon altogether cease to exist. I am not at present admitting anything which is not necessarily true; and, accurately speaking, I am therefore [taking myself to be] only a thinking thing, that is to say, a mind, an understanding or reason-terms the significance of which has hitherto been unknown to me. I am, then a real thing, and really existent. What thing? I have said it, a thinking thing
  • So it really is thought that makes him who he is, since he is thinking about himself all of the time, in addition to thinking about and in regular life.
  • Thought determines who someone is because your thoughts are controlled, and all your thoughts over your lifetime caused your emotional development, which causes you to be who you are.
  • So it is easy to say that your thoughts understand and/or control who you are, but it is much harder to say that your emotions understand and/or control who you are.
  • I recognize it is impossible that He should ever deceive me, since in all fraud and deception there is some element of imperfection. The power of deception may indeed seem to be evidence of subtlety or power; yet unquestionably the will to deceive testifies to malice and feebleness, and accordingly cannot be found in God.
    • Brian Earley
      Brian Earley on 24 Sep 10
       
      I think people in "The Matrix" would love Descartes
  • “To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded”
  • conclusive as to whether or not pleasing other people infinitely is going to be self-beneficial, it could be considered a perfect thing to do since it is positively contributing to life.
    • Brian Earley
      Brian Earley on 24 Sep 10
       
      The conclusion for me from this commentary is that thoughts are what make us who we are. Therefore, we must put a lot of our energy into controlling our thoughts so we can become what we want to be.
    • Brian Earley
      Brian Earley on 24 Sep 10
       
      On my mission, I taught a lady that was offended to the point of tears when a member called the Prophet, the 'mouthpiece' of the Lord. She thought it as a very degrading term to call such a respectable man. Perceptions determine feelings.
  • Brian Earley on 24 Sep 10
     
    This commentary explains the unique observations that Rene Descartes made of observations. I feel like I have had similar thoughts at times. I feel comforted knowing a dead French guy thought the same way that I think.
Andrew DeWitt

LDS.org - Ensign Article - Things as They Really Are - 2 views

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  • I raise an apostolic voice of warning about the potentially stifling, suffocating, suppressing, and constraining impact of some kinds of cyberspace interactions and experiences upon our souls. The concerns I raise are not new; they apply equally to other types of media, such as television, movies, and music. But in a cyber world, these challenges are more pervasive and intense. I plead with you to beware of the sense-dulling and spiritually destructive influence of cyberspace technologies that are used to produce high fidelity and that promote degrading and evil purposes.
  • Brothers and sisters, please understand. I am not suggesting all technology is inherently bad; it is not. Nor am I saying we should not use its many capabilities in appropriate ways to learn, to communicate, to lift and brighten lives, and to build and strengthen the Church; of course we should. But I am raising a warning voice that we should not squander and damage authentic relationships by obsessing over contrived ones.
  • Kristen Nicole Cardon on 21 Sep 10
     
    A great talk--applicable to the focus of our class!
Kristen Nicole Cardon

Race to Nowhere | Changing lives one film at a time - 2 views

www.racetonowhere.com

education stress testing documentary achievement film clilp digiciv

shared by Kristen Nicole Cardon on 28 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Kristen Nicole Cardon on 28 Sep 10
     
    I highly suggest watching this clip.  It's food for thought if nothing else--what are the flaws of our educational system, what are the consequences of those flaws, and how can we fix it?
  • Bri Zabriskie on 28 Sep 10
     
    Hey Kristen, this guy writes music for children and also political songs. This song he wrote is along those same lines. You might be interested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dAujuqCo7s
Kristi Koerner

Virtual Economy Research Network | News, research and discussion on virtual goods, curr... - 1 views

virtual-economy.org

economy Digitial

shared by Kristi Koerner on 28 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Kristi Koerner on 28 Sep 10
     
    A site that helped explain virtual economies and how this is playing a role in our emerging global economy.
Brandon McCloskey

BBC News - How good software makes us stupid - 2 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...technology-11263559

technology communities

shared by Brandon McCloskey on 28 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Brandon McCloskey on 28 Sep 10
     
    Interesting article about how technology is making it easier for people to get by with less knowledge
  • Katherine Chipman on 28 Sep 10
     
    Great article! It brings up some interesting points. This is something that I have thought about a lot lately, because with a lot of technology options today we don't even have to remember information, we can simply save it and have easy access to it later...just not in our brains but on our phones, computers, etc. Also, a really great reference to some interesting research that has been done with taxi drivers.
Erin Hamson

Free! Why $0.00 Is the Future of Business - 4 views

www.wired.com/...ff_free

shared by Erin Hamson on 25 Sep 10 - Cached
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  • zero-cost distribution has turned sharing into an industry
    • Bri Zabriskie
      Bri Zabriskie on 27 Sep 10
       
      This article is long but well worth skimming. I used a quote from it in one of my latest blogposts, "Free Entertainment?" at bricolorful.wordpress.com
  • Invent something people use and throw away.
    • Erin Hamson
      Erin Hamson on 28 Sep 10
       
      Eliminates scarcity
  • By giving away the razors, which were useless by themselves, he was creating demand for disposable blades.
    • Erin Hamson
      Erin Hamson on 28 Sep 10
       
      Supply and demand
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  • The fastest-growing parts of the gaming industry are ad-supported casual games online and free-to-try massively multiplayer online games
    • Erin Hamson
      Erin Hamson on 28 Sep 10
       
      Still need a way to make money
  • The first is the extension of King Gillette's cross-subsidy to more and more industries.
    • Erin Hamson
      Erin Hamson on 28 Sep 10
       
      That is, giving somethings to make you buy others
  • The second trend is simply that anything that touches digital networks quickly feels the effect of falling costs.
  • And that meant software of broader appeal, which brought in more users, who in turn found even more uses for computers.
    • Erin Hamson
      Erin Hamson on 28 Sep 10
       
      Cheaper goods brings in more people allowing the standard of living to rise for all.
  • FREE CHANGES EVERYTHING
    • Andrew DeWitt
      Andrew DeWitt on 28 Sep 10
       
      Wow, this is awesome.  Imagine the world of free electricity.  It makes me wonder what our age of free digital will bring.
    • Kristi Koerner
      Kristi Koerner on 28 Sep 10
       
      I actually agree that some things, maybe even more things, should be free. But not as a marketing ploy. And this system seems to go against our capitalist ideals of competition.
  • The most common of the economies built around free is the three-party system. Here a third party pays to participate in a market created by a free exchange between the first two parties.
    • Erin Hamson
      Erin Hamson on 28 Sep 10
       
      Where the money comes in.
  • There are dozens of ways that media companies make money around free content, from selling information about consumers to brand licensing, "value-added" subscriptions, and direct ecommerce
  • subscription model of media and is one of the most common Web business models.
  • Isn't it just the free sample model found everywhere from perfume counters to street corners?
  • the manufacturer gives away only a tiny quantity
  • A typical online site follows the 1 Percent Rule — 1 percent of users support all the rest.
  • Yahoo's pay-per-pageview banners, Google's pay-per-click text ads, Amazon's pay-per-transaction "affiliate ads," and site sponsorships were just the start.
  • Gideon Burton on 25 Sep 10
     
    A seminal post that became the basis of Anderson's 2009 book, FREE (Hyperion) 
Andrew DeWitt

Social Media for Branding - 0 views

www.slideshare.net/...social-media-for-branding

social media facebook presentation blog

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  • Andrew DeWitt on 21 Sep 10
     
    Great presentation on how to make your mark in the digital world
  • Andrew DeWitt on 21 Sep 10
     
    Here is the comment I left on the SlideShare website: This is super important stuff, thank you for sharing. In our digital age, a person's ability to market themselves on the web is a form of social capital. The more people follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and the blogosphere, the greater influence we can have. It makes me think about what happens in the book, 'Ender's Game' by Orson Scott Card. In the story, Peter and Valentine publish a lot of political commentary under aliases which eventually have a huge impact on world politics. Our future world may be run by those who can best market themselves and let their voice be heard.
Kristi Koerner

The New Invisible College - 2 views

www.carolinewagner.net/about.html

shared by Kristi Koerner on 23 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Kristi Koerner on 23 Sep 10
     
    A book and essays about how our global technological culture has revolutionized science! Can you say Digital Civilization?
Madeline Rupard

Linguists, robots, or aliens? - 0 views

translate.google.com/...en_ALL

google translate language linguistic computer robot

shared by Madeline Rupard on 21 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Madeline Rupard on 21 Sep 10
     
    Flipping back to our conversation about getting computers to understand our language, this google video explains the very interesting method which Google Translate utilizes for understanding human language.
Gideon Burton

Academic Evolution: Western Civilization and the Digital World - 1 views

www.academicevolution.com/...ion-and-the-digital-world.html

history civilization syllabus

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  • Gideon Burton on 15 Sep 10
     
    The first draft of our history of civilization / digital civ course
Sarah Wills

LDS.org - Liahona Article - Two Principles for Any Economy - 0 views

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lds digiciv knowledge

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  • Sarah Wills on 23 Sep 10
     
    Thought it was appropriate with our discussion of our pursuit of knowledge.
Kristi Koerner

Does the Social Network Come With a Social Contract? - 0 views

www.politicsdaily.com/...rk-come-with-a-social-contract

social contract digiciv network

shared by Kristi Koerner on 30 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Kristi Koerner on 30 Sep 10
     
    WONDERFUL site on networks and the social contract! Does our new digital age have a new social contract and rules? Different protocol?
Kristen Nicole Cardon

Education, Social Media, and Ethics: Howard Gardner, Harvard Graduate School of Educati... - 1 views

vimeo.com/2235438

socialnetworking education ethics digiciv media research

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  • Kristen Nicole Cardon on 29 Sep 10
     
    Part of our new mindset in the digital revolution
Morgan Wills

The Last Page of the Internet - 0 views

www.wwwdotcom.com

Internet browsing outside

shared by Morgan Wills on 26 Oct 10 - Cached
  • Morgan Wills on 26 Oct 10
     
    My old roommate Google Buzzed this web page. I thought our class might like this because it necessitates a lot of browsing. :)
Ariel Szuch

Transforming women's work: New ... - Google Books - 0 views

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women transforming work industrial revolution

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  • Ariel Szuch on 12 Oct 10
     
    This is my group's book for our book club--it talks about the way women and families were affected by the industrial revolution
Kristen Nicole Cardon

Google and Privacy Concerns - 0 views

www.theonion.com/...-concerns-with-unsettlin,16891

Google Privacy Onion Satire

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  • Kristen Nicole Cardon on 28 Sep 10
     
    I know we're not to our privacy section yet, but this is quite funny! The Onion is *ahem* a reliable news source for this sort of information.
Andrew DeWitt

Honors Fall 2010 Semester Courses - 0 views

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courses digiciv guide honors

shared by Andrew DeWitt on 28 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • In this course we will view western civilization through the lens of the digital revolution, learning both what the past has to say about how we produce and share knowledge, and what our experiences with modern technology lead us to discover about the past.
  • Students will become fluent with the concepts and tools needed to be lifelong learners and active participants in a world where technological innovations change rapidly.
  • Andrew DeWitt on 28 Sep 10
     
    Guide to the courses offered in the BYU Honors program for Fall 2010
  • Andrew DeWitt on 28 Sep 10
     
    Check out our course description as shown on the Honors website.
Danny Patterson

Law of Consecration vs Communism - 1 views

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Communism Law of Consecration

shared by Danny Patterson on 03 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • Danny Patterson on 03 Oct 10
     
    This is an excellent, concise explanation of the differences between LDS beliefs on communism vs the Law of Consecration which we believe will ultimately govern our society when Christ comes back to the earth.
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