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Knowledge Reform » General Articles http://www.knowledgereform.com Inspirational Words of Wisdom, Knowledge & Philosophy Resource Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:16:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Technology and Information Overload – The Purveyors of Ignorance and Superfluity http://www.knowledgereform.com/2012/01/19/technology-and-information-overload-the-purveyors-of-ignorance-and-superfluity/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2012/01/19/technology-and-information-overload-the-purveyors-of-ignorance-and-superfluity/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:48:02 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=12989 What can be said about information overload? With the advent of the media and technology, especially in regards the television, the computer and invention of the Internet, we have unlimited access to information and knowledge more than at anytime in human history. We are continuously bombarded daily with superfluous information no matter how useless or [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2012/01/19/technology-and-information-overload-the-purveyors-of-ignorance-and-superfluity/feed/ 2 Knowledge Reform: Best of 2011 http://www.knowledgereform.com/2012/01/12/knowledge-reform-best-of-2011/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2012/01/12/knowledge-reform-best-of-2011/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:16:25 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=12910 Happy New Year one and all! Yes, I know it’s a bit late but I’ll say it anyway. Hopefully you all had a good Pagan (or whatever you want to call Christmas) break and are now fully reinvigorated for the year ahead. But don’t leave 2011 just yet, as I have decided to put together [...]

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No related posts.]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/12/22/aristotles-practical-wisdom-towards-living-virtuously/feed/ 0 The Ten Wise Commandments of Moderation For Christmas and Beyond http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/12/16/the-ten-wise-commandments-of-moderation-for-christmas-and-beyond/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/12/16/the-ten-wise-commandments-of-moderation-for-christmas-and-beyond/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:35:48 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=12419 As much as I love the Christmas period with all the food and drink you can consume, as well as spending quality time with loved ones, there are times when it can all become a stress-filled, conflict-ridden and decadent exercise which can do more harm than good to one’s mind, body and spirit. Everyone, I [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/12/16/the-ten-wise-commandments-of-moderation-for-christmas-and-beyond/feed/ 0 Are You Just A Monkey Imprisoned Within Your Own Mind? http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/12/09/are-you-just-a-monkey-imprisoned-within-your-own-mind/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/12/09/are-you-just-a-monkey-imprisoned-within-your-own-mind/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:39:57 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=12553 The following metaphorical experiment involving monkeys reminds me much of a quote on Truth by Arthur Schopenhauer, especially the “violently opposed” part. The quote is: All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. As for the experiment (true or not), it [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/12/09/are-you-just-a-monkey-imprisoned-within-your-own-mind/feed/ 0 How Is The Human Mind Capable of Reading This? http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/24/how-is-the-human-mind-capable-of-reading-this/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/24/how-is-the-human-mind-capable-of-reading-this/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:23:38 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=12431 Just thought I’d post something interesting I came across earlier, which seems to suggest that one does not need to be wise to possess an amazing brain – read below: No related posts.

No related posts.]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/24/how-is-the-human-mind-capable-of-reading-this/feed/ 0 Bertrand Russell Asks: Can Wisdom Be Taught The Same Way As Knowledge? http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/14/bertrand-russell-asks-can-wisdom-be-taught-the-same-way-as-knowledge/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/14/bertrand-russell-asks-can-wisdom-be-taught-the-same-way-as-knowledge/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:05:48 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=12318 I start this post with a relevant question: Can one confidently say that with the increase of scientific and technological knowledge we are getting closer to wisdom? As Bertrand Russell writes in his short essay Knowledge and Wisdom, purposeful knowledge without the prudence of wisdom can lead, inadvertently, toward a final, and perhaps not desired, [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/14/bertrand-russell-asks-can-wisdom-be-taught-the-same-way-as-knowledge/feed/ 0 John Galt Speaks To The World http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/06/john-galt-speaks-to-the-world/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/06/john-galt-speaks-to-the-world/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:23:49 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=12271 The following video is a powerful and thought-provoking speech taken from the Ayn Rand book ‘Atlas Shrugged’. A dramatization of the John Galt speech by: Richard Gleaves Related posts: Society Must Become The Sunlight Of Reason To Eliminate Institutional Violence Will ‘Ten Years’ Be Enough To Solve Nature Crisis? The Wise Progression of Humankind: Primitivism [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/06/john-galt-speaks-to-the-world/feed/ 0 For World Peace and Justice: Vote for Sanderson Beck for US President http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/03/for-world-peace-and-justice-vote-for-sanderson-beck-for-us-president/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/03/for-world-peace-and-justice-vote-for-sanderson-beck-for-us-president/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:12:03 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=12207 Sanderson Beck and his books have already featured on this blog before, so for those new visitors who have no idea who this noble, wise and knowledgeable man is, please read the post ‘Unknown Bearers Of True Knowledge And Wisdom: Sanderson Beck’ . As the title of this post suggests, Beck has chosen to run [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/03/for-world-peace-and-justice-vote-for-sanderson-beck-for-us-president/feed/ 0 More Words of Truth and Wisdom From George Carlin http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/03/more-words-of-truth-and-wisdom-from-george-carlin/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/03/more-words-of-truth-and-wisdom-from-george-carlin/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:05:56 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=12203 George Carlin sums up in only 3 minutes and 19 seconds what we all should be aware of in this society of illusion. Are we really free individuals, both in mind and body? Well, I will let George explain the rest, which should both liberate and educate one towards seeing the world for what it [...]

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