self knowing

“Ignorance is not lack of knowledge but of self-knowing.” I read that provocative statement today, and it prompted these questions: What is self-knowing? What is the difference between self-knowing and…

Here in California, Silicon Valley types are still enamored with the idea that computers have brought humankind to “the edge of change comparable to the rise of human life on…

Self-awareness and sentience are difficult terms. Even scientists can’t agree on the difference between self-awareness and consciousness.  So what is the distinction between awareness of self, self-awareness and self-knowing?  

It was a very windy day, with gusts approaching 75 kilometers per hour. You would think the hummingbirds would be hunkered down somewhere. But a small fleet of them put…

After over 24 hours of hard rain, and despite an ongoing steady downpour, we entered the parkland for a walk, carrying umbrellas and bundled against the chill. Crossing the footbridge,…

Fog enshrouds the small town as I enter the mountain community from the valley below. With a few hundred meters more elevation, the fog clears, though the skies remain cloudy.…

Hermeneutics is a fancy philosophy word for interpretation. Humans are, Western philosophers tell us ad nauseum, ‘hermeneutical creatures,’ endlessly and inevitably interpreting experience.

After a light all-night rain, the clouds cleared and the sun made a welcome appearance in the early afternoon. People got outside and into the parkland in droves, including me.…