The giving of strength; or, Community
Our lives together – in homes, at work, in social spaces and on the street; in government; wherever two or more of us meet –… Read More »The giving of strength; or, Community
Values
Agreeableness and amiability
Social agreeableness – being able to get along with other people, being “low friction” – is a sort-of-virtue. It’s a helpful enabler of community and… Read More »Agreeableness and amiability
Aristotle’s cardinal virtues
Cardinal, from the Latin cardo, meaning “hinge”, because these are (according to Aristotle and others) the virtues (arete or “excellences”) on which a good life… Read More »Aristotle’s cardinal virtues
Delay? Repay
On a GreaterAnglia train service delayed by lightning damage to signalling equipment, the following announcement: “Because this service has been delayed by longer than fifteen… Read More »Delay? Repay
Different leagues
Different Choose well. See also: Champion, or Ways to Win (1)Champion (2)World without ends (on infinite games)Samo Burja: Live and Dead PlayersC. Thi Nguyen: Games,… Read More »Different leagues
Cross purposes
Friar Francis: … to strange sores strangely they strain the cure. Come, lady, die to live: this wedding-day Perhaps is but prolong’d: have patience and… Read More »Cross purposes
A different league
If your league sits somewhere on a long ladder of leagues – leagues defined by playing the same game better or worse than all the… Read More »A different league
The skill – taste gap: educating taste
What are you doing to improve your taste? I’m sure you have your own ideas, but here’s what I’ve been thinking about: to educate your… Read More »The skill – taste gap: educating taste
The skill – taste gap: compromising taste
“How can I improve my technique?” “How can I make my vision a reality?” We spend a lot of energy trying to close the skill… Read More »The skill – taste gap: compromising taste
Ends and Meanings (3): Alasdair MacIntyre virtue, mortality and story in heroic societies
Without … a place in the social order, a man [in a heroic society such as Homeric Greece or Saga Iceland] would not only be… Read More »Ends and Meanings (3): Alasdair MacIntyre virtue, mortality and story in heroic societies