My cat, Beaujolais, stares at things with a slight tilt of the head. There is an asking in that look. An inquiring. Curiosity, I think. If the thing moves, Beau reacts. He investigates — but only enough to see if it is worth playing with. Like all animals, Beau rituals.Continue Reading
There is always qualia available, ready to reveal itself to us, when we need it. It may be hidden by our usual landmarks and pathways, by the habit of not having had to seek it. It may be beyond our immediate landscape, in someone else’s landscape, and we must journeyContinue Reading
Anybody who has ever played around with an idea knows how one’s sense for that idea evolves over time. In addition, the idea itself evolves over time, too. Furthermore, the landscape of the brain, the neurolandscape, evolves as well. In just the same way, as our animal ancestors in theContinue Reading