i like that you acknowledge the difference between natural ability and learned ability. Yes some humans are born with a greater natural ease of use of their brain, legs, arms etc. athletes are born with something different. This also does nto mean that people cannot learn or train their body to be better, brain included, just as easily as a person can become less skilled with their body by either not using their mind correctly or by getting too fat to run. Refreshing views
I know a pentaglot who is adamant that one only requires around 250 words of a language to be on the road to true fluency...
Hmm... I fear the computer age and its instant intellectual gratification has so many negative ramifications for the intelligent learner and knowledge retention...
I read. But I must also say, a lot of great thoughts are lost due to translation and 'dumbing down' of texts to fit our 'modern day.' It's a pity to know that maybe what I am reading is not really what I think I am reading. Rather, what I am reading is a very dumb down version of what I want to be reading.
I think cultural evolution outpaced natural(that is, biological, I assume) evolution many millenia ago. How much have our species changed biologically, compared with how much our cultures changed, within at least the last 10,000 years since the Neolithic Revolution?
Biological evolution apparently operated entirely sans Future (desire, aim, intent) until around the beginning of agriculture (or perhaps the "birth" of culture).
(Human) cultural evolution is strongly influenced, at the "cellular" level, by Future(s) instinctively generated within each human, and thus, at the "organ", "organism" and "ecology" levels as well.
Cultural evolution adds a pull from within to the push from without.
I agree with you, prof. Whatever genetic element exists in regards to intelligence, assuming there is indeed one, is being quickly outstripped by the sheer amount of available information.
Simple memory-stretching exercises can go a looong way towards increasing ability to retain valuable bits, and every bit retained can lead to increased understanding and possibility for new revalation.
Great video. I'd like to point out that the library isn't the only place to immerse yourself in the classics and modern and ancient literature on all kinds of topics.
Websites like Project Gutenberg are allowing technology to link in with the cultivation of the mind by making available an enormous amount of texts free to the public online.
No location problems, just a net connection and intellectual curiosity!
The value of a phonetic alphabet for translation between widely different (spoken) languages seems powerful enough to qualify as the "mother" of this invention (and of its proliferation in the meme-sphere). Thanks for the insight.
Post-infancy cultivation of intellect requires plowing under a whole field of wild vegetation, some of which provides present nourishment, followed by seeding, weeding and waiting. Mirrors, in a way, the move from gathering to planting.
I too get upset at people's ideas of 'intelligence' and 'genius'. It seems self-serving, sometimes with a whiff of eugenics. Its like an excuse for non achievement. 'Einstein was able to figure out all that because he was a genius' as if he was, biologically or otherwise, some sort of exception you need not try to match.
Its one of the reasons why I can't really take a compliment. I feel like they're trying to put something on me or use me as an excuse for their own mentality.
a coincidence, today I was doing some minor research on Bill Gass and I spent some time on a blog where I came across this:
"After a panel that he chaired, Corey Anton, the editor of the journal Explorations in Media Ecology, suggested in an offhand though I think very insightful remark that, however else one conducts ones investigations, being well read remains at the core of the methodology of media ecology" (Jerry Harp)
"My high school had no library worthy of a name 'book,' so I would walk about a mile downtown to a public one to borrow, in almost every case, a new world. That's what a library does for its patrons. It extends the self. It is pure empowerment"
Gass, in is wonderful chapter On Talking to Oneself" also published as The Unspeakable State of Soliloquy, asks us: "Could we quarrel very well in inkblots?"
proost not proust, course!
JohnOnik3 2 days ago
I love when Anton gets riled up and emotional :)
BJ219 2 months ago in playlist Learning & College Education
Why contrast cultural evolution with 'natural' evolution as opposed to 'genetic' evolution?
chitchcott 2 months ago in playlist Learning & College Education
i like that you acknowledge the difference between natural ability and learned ability. Yes some humans are born with a greater natural ease of use of their brain, legs, arms etc. athletes are born with something different. This also does nto mean that people cannot learn or train their body to be better, brain included, just as easily as a person can become less skilled with their body by either not using their mind correctly or by getting too fat to run. Refreshing views
hez1919 4 months ago
you are so much nuanced than stefbot will ever be. you are actually educating people.
erdal0 4 months ago
Well, said Professor. Actually, if you don't mind me saying... you are a wonderful example of this...
From humble beginnings to a world-wide known academic blogger...
6:14 ... very important...
I know a pentaglot who is adamant that one only requires around 250 words of a language to be on the road to true fluency...
Hmm... I fear the computer age and its instant intellectual gratification has so many negative ramifications for the intelligent learner and knowledge retention...
ACULTURE0 4 months ago
brilliant
LatteJonny 4 months ago
Professoranton is a freaking genius, seriously. He is a really smart guy.
natedaug1 1 year ago
I read. But I must also say, a lot of great thoughts are lost due to translation and 'dumbing down' of texts to fit our 'modern day.' It's a pity to know that maybe what I am reading is not really what I think I am reading. Rather, what I am reading is a very dumb down version of what I want to be reading.
frichikendz 1 year ago
im a Mr. Cropperite so id never thought i see the day with i agree with professor anton.lol
greenghost2008 2 years ago
I think cultural evolution outpaced natural(that is, biological, I assume) evolution many millenia ago. How much have our species changed biologically, compared with how much our cultures changed, within at least the last 10,000 years since the Neolithic Revolution?
Akatam0t0ma 2 years ago
Please go read the Handbook of Epictetus. Have an email? I'll send you a piece of inspiration for reading.
Professoranton 2 years ago
Biological evolution apparently operated entirely sans Future (desire, aim, intent) until around the beginning of agriculture (or perhaps the "birth" of culture).
(Human) cultural evolution is strongly influenced, at the "cellular" level, by Future(s) instinctively generated within each human, and thus, at the "organ", "organism" and "ecology" levels as well.
Cultural evolution adds a pull from within to the push from without.
Whole different ballgame.
Interesting video.
p
prhughes0 2 years ago
I agree with you, prof. Whatever genetic element exists in regards to intelligence, assuming there is indeed one, is being quickly outstripped by the sheer amount of available information.
Simple memory-stretching exercises can go a looong way towards increasing ability to retain valuable bits, and every bit retained can lead to increased understanding and possibility for new revalation.
pfarabee 2 years ago
Great video. I'd like to point out that the library isn't the only place to immerse yourself in the classics and modern and ancient literature on all kinds of topics.
Websites like Project Gutenberg are allowing technology to link in with the cultivation of the mind by making available an enormous amount of texts free to the public online.
No location problems, just a net connection and intellectual curiosity!
dismutased 2 years ago
good!
alteringenting 2 years ago
The value of a phonetic alphabet for translation between widely different (spoken) languages seems powerful enough to qualify as the "mother" of this invention (and of its proliferation in the meme-sphere). Thanks for the insight.
Post-infancy cultivation of intellect requires plowing under a whole field of wild vegetation, some of which provides present nourishment, followed by seeding, weeding and waiting. Mirrors, in a way, the move from gathering to planting.
Good video.
p
prhughes0 2 years ago
Re: Intelligence
I too get upset at people's ideas of 'intelligence' and 'genius'. It seems self-serving, sometimes with a whiff of eugenics. Its like an excuse for non achievement. 'Einstein was able to figure out all that because he was a genius' as if he was, biologically or otherwise, some sort of exception you need not try to match.
Its one of the reasons why I can't really take a compliment. I feel like they're trying to put something on me or use me as an excuse for their own mentality.
UnhappyTestTubeBaby 2 years ago
Good post-[insert stuff here plz] philosophy.
MaBu888 2 years ago
thanks for this vid. Im reading your recommended Buber. countless corners are now bent, hope the library doesnt mind =)
EZkill25l7 2 years ago
Thank you so much for that comment. Inspiring!
Professoranton 2 years ago
Therein lies the value of science. It represents
the hard won information that can be verified by
doing the experiments. The rest of human knowledge consists of things that are opinion
which cannot be tested. Thousands of years
worth of the stuff, and most of it twisted in transmission by every person who reads it.
By understanding what Rod Brooks experiment means you can move your concept
of yourself to a new level. This is the coming
of age of humans Good video.
tyrbolo 2 years ago
Thanks. Brooks is interesting. Some interesting stuff also by Donald Arthur Norman.
Professoranton 2 years ago
can we plz start a thread on merleau-ponty?
emblemOFbeing 2 years ago
This was the best video I've seen you do. It's a 'call to arms' of literacy!
The cultural evolution theory just gripped me. It makes perfect sense!
MahatmaClarity 2 years ago
Thanks
Professoranton 2 years ago
Great video!
2bsirius 2 years ago 3
Thanks
Professoranton 2 years ago
a coincidence, today I was doing some minor research on Bill Gass and I spent some time on a blog where I came across this:
"After a panel that he chaired, Corey Anton, the editor of the journal Explorations in Media Ecology, suggested in an offhand though I think very insightful remark that, however else one conducts ones investigations, being well read remains at the core of the methodology of media ecology" (Jerry Harp)
yes, true, and as for Gass, well, he says:
(cont.)
almafarag 2 years ago
"My high school had no library worthy of a name 'book,' so I would walk about a mile downtown to a public one to borrow, in almost every case, a new world. That's what a library does for its patrons. It extends the self. It is pure empowerment"
yep,
true
almafarag 2 years ago
Gass, in is wonderful chapter On Talking to Oneself" also published as The Unspeakable State of Soliloquy, asks us: "Could we quarrel very well in inkblots?"
Professoranton 2 years ago