I.T. Erudio

Category: philosophy

  • Eternity is a long time …

    Woody Allen started out “doing stand-up” in the 1960’s. (e.g. Spotify has “Woody Allen – The Stand Up Years Years 1964-1968”). I would have to re-listen to some of his stuff to give any sort of critique – BUT the fact that the “The Stand Up Years” was released in 2015 implies SOMETHING positive. ANYWAY…

  • situational leadership, reciprocity, football?, Hamlet?, random thoughts …

    Random thoughts …I find myself wondering this morning if saying “I’m a proud Gen Xer” is an oxymoron. Kind of like saying someone is enthusiastic about apathy. hmmm – I’m usually TRYING to be funny when I say “proud Gen Xer” – a line from “Chinatown” comes to mind “’Course I’m respectable. I’m old. Politicians, ugly buildings, and whores all…

  • What makes a “team” a “team?”

    … Meanwhile back at the ranch …SO I wrote 1600 words or so in a rambling post that started out with the intent of answering the “what make a team” question. THAT post desperately needs an edit, and maybe I’ll post it later this week … Shorter version“Team” is another of those “interesting” words. Merriam-Webster…

  • What makes a game a “game”?

    Movie“Free Guy” was “cute” and fun. First thought: they are examining a very old question. Maybe at the root of the movie is that the old “unexamined life is not worth living” thing. GamesANYWAY – the movie deals with ‘gaming’ in general so the “secondary thought” becomes just what makes something a “game?” Merriam Webster…

  • “new freedoms”

    new and improved!A random headline that caught my attention (I think it was an online post from a Scottish media outlet/newspaper) mentioned the “new freedoms” being permitted due to COVID restrictions being eased. That obviously set off my internal geek semantics alarms. “Free” is one of those “understood but hard to define” words. MAYBE “free”…

  • sequels, spin-offs, remakes, nothing new under the sun

    Ecclesiastes and existentialismThe book of “Ecclesiastes” is one of the “wisdom” books in the Judeo-Christian Bible. In a Christian Bible it is typically found in the “Old Testament” between “Proverbs” and “Song of Solomon.” In a Hebrew Bible the books are arranged differently and might be called Qohelet (Preacher)- but it is the same “Ecclesiastes.”…

  • fidelity, wisdom, and virtue

    First principles:As a first principle we can say that “conscious thought” always precedes “intentional action.” Volumes have been written on that concept – and it makes for an interesting “two drink discussion” – i.e. what exactly is “consciousness?” is a “reflex” action “thought?” We then wander into the concept of “mind vs body” – i.e.…

  • Visibility, connections, purpose, “happiness”

    Quick shout-out to the Merriam-Webster word of the day for August 1, 2021 – pulchritude. English has a large number of words – for any number of reasons that I won’t go on about here. “Pulchritude” comes into the language via the Latin adjective “pulcher” which means “beautiful.” The “ch” is pronounced as a “k”/”hard…