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This blog is a division of the CODEX ISOM a complete guide to the collected works and writings of Ronald D. Isom, art educator and artist. A study of the heart, soul and mind. Creating esoteric connections to the universe. Without symbols our lives would be as spiritually impoverished as sleep without dreams.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Monday, February 20, 2012
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Friday, February 17, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Friday, February 10, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
Technocracy...
Knowledge and skill?
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Dilbert's presidential bid: is technocracy dressed up as libertarianism the natural political home of the engineer? | openDemocracy:
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Technocracy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Technocracy is a hypothetical form of government in which science would be in control of all decision making. Scientists, engineers and technologists who have knowledge, expertise or skills would compose the governing body, instead of politicians, businessmen and economists.[1] In a technocracy, decision makers would be selected based upon how knowledgeable and skillful they are in their field."
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Technological singularity...
greater-than-human intelligence
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Technological singularity: "hypothetical future emergence of greater-than-human intelligence through technological means, very probably resulting in explosive superintelligence"
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"The risks in developing superintelligence include the risk of failure to give it the supergoal of philanthropy. One way in which this could happen is that the creators of the superintelligence decide to build it so that it serves only this select group of humans, rather than humanity in general."
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Transhumanism...
On our way to hell.
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Friday, January 20, 2012
Pataphysical symbolism...
elements of chance or arbitrary choices
Pataphysics was used as a conceptual principle within various fine art forms, especially pop art and popular culture. Works within the 'pataphysical tradition tend to focus on the processes of their creation, and elements of chance or arbitrary choices are frequently key in those processes
The process is a very important part of my artwork. For the last few years, I have abandoned "easel painting" in favor of sketching with Sharpie pens on Bristol paper or cheap copy paper. The process mimics the restraints of no studio space and the process of aging. My work now is spontaneous; produced while sitting in my "lazy-boy" and drawing with the television on or listening to music. It has become a process that I repeat daily for two or three hours. The resulting drawings are unconscious ramblings of "elements of chance or arbitrary choices". The process in seamless and continuous, producing three or four drawings a day. Most drawings are scanned and posted on this blog and on METROGADFLY SYMBOLOGY. Some of the drawings are scanned and manipulated with Corel Paint and added to my Noetic Symbolism project which I share on Facebook.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
The perceiver...
become aware of directly through any of the senses, especially sight or hearing
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Freedom exists in the experience of the perceiver; it is undeniably unique and scuttled by need for confirmation from others.~ Stephen K. Evans
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
The landscape is suddenly mute...
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“He seemed a part of the mute melancholy landscape, an incarnation of its frozen woe…” – Ethan Frome, by Edith Wharton
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Visual language...
perception, comprehension and production of visible signs
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"As students develop their visual literacy, they begin to understand that every visual choice the artist has made, every detail regarding subject and color and composition, conveys information that informs the reader." (from "The Power of Pictures: Creating Pathways To Literacy Through Art")
Monday, January 16, 2012
Pattern...
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A principle of art - and probably the universe itself.
Cosmic Law - Patterns in the Universe:
A principle of art - and probably the universe itself.
Cosmic Law - Patterns in the Universe:
"Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern."
Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947), English philosopher and mathematician. Dialogues, June 10, 1943.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Organic myth A...
"clean, green" image as a myth"
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Technoscrying © for myth:
Time Magazine Explodes the Organic Myth, Kind Of | Farm to Table:
To quote Hohenheim University: "No clear conclusions about the quality of organic food can be reached using the results of present literature and research results." What research there is does not support the claims made for organic food.
To quote Hohenheim University: "No clear conclusions about the quality of organic food can be reached using the results of present literature and research results." What research there is does not support the claims made for organic food.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Other world schematic...
Realms of supernatural beings
elements of a system using abstract, graphic symbols
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Suggested reading:
Overview
The smoky room glows with a mix of cigars, brandy, and genius. Those present include Harry Houdini, king of illusion; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, father of the modern detective novel; Dr. Nandor Fodor, a psychoanalyst of international acclaim; and an elegant writer who can rival them all with her sleuthing talent. These masters of mystery put their minds to a pair of gripping stories - of families beset by poltergeistly pranks and bewitched by inexplicable horrors. Gripping puzzles, yes, but the terror is all too vicious and all too real. For the gathering at the club, a brilliant battle of wits is at hand. Were these villains phantoms from beyond or evildoers of flesh and blood? Each expert has a theory. Which of them is correct?
Friday, January 13, 2012
Transcendent man...
Outside consciousness
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Why Can’t Jurors Distinguish “Knowing” From “Reckless” Misconduct? | Sherry F. Colb | Verdict | Legal Analysis and Commentary from Justia:Copyright 2012 © Ronald D. Isom, Sr.
Searching for consciousness:
Consciousness [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]: "What makes a mental state be a conscious mental state?"
Suggested reading:
Susan Blackmore
Oxford University Press, USA, Feb 7, 2011 - 624 pages
Now in a new edition, this innovative text is the first volume to bring together all the major theories of consciousness studies--from those rooted in traditional Western philosophy to those coming out of neuroscience, quantum theory, and Eastern philosophy. Broadly interdisciplinary, Consciousness: An Introduction, Second Edition, is divided into nine sections that examine such topics as how subjective experiences arise from objective brain processes, the basic neuroscience and neuropathology of consciousness, altered states of consciousness, mystical experiences and dreams, and the effects of drugs and meditation. It also discusses the nature of self, the possibility of artificial consciousness in robots, and the question of whether or not animals are conscious.
Everything depends therefore on encountering thought at its source. Such thought is the reality of man's being, which achieved consciousness and understanding of itself through it. Karl Jaspers
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Why...
For what reason or purpose ?
Is there a purpose to human existence?
We must fight, struggle. We have no choice.
Free will is the ability of agents to make choices free from certain kinds of constraints.
The threat or use of force to prevent, restrict, or dictate the action or thought of others.
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Is there a purpose to human existence?
We must fight, struggle. We have no choice.
Free will is the ability of agents to make choices free from certain kinds of constraints.
The threat or use of force to prevent, restrict, or dictate the action or thought of others.
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Symbolism is a primary characteristic of mind, deployed and displayed in every aspect of thought and culture.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Word formation...
Symbolic agglutination
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Copyright 2012 © Ronald D. Isom, Sr.
Symbolism is a primary characteristic of mind, deployed and displayed in every aspect of thought and culture.
Agglutination - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Examples of agglutinative languages include the Uralic languages, such as Finnish, Estonian, and Hungarian."
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Unfathomably mystery...
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Symbolism is a primary characteristic of mind, deployed and displayed in every aspect of thought and culture.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed. --Albert Einstein
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