Hamlet and the Modern World
Culture, despite its refinements, is all about pleasure. All the energy of the world seems to be spent, either on satisfying cravings, or creating new or better ones. As soon as our Participation Levels catch up, our Interest Levels go bounding off ahead. We are like a mountain goat whoContinue Reading
Qualia and Character Development
For millennia after millennia, the consciousness of plants, animals, and people was determined solely by qualia on surface of things. But it is the qualia within things which makes them greater than the sum of their parts. Green leaves, acorns, bark, roots make up a tree; but tree-ness is somethingContinue Reading
Little Dopamine and Love
Compare the passion of teenagers to the love between husband and wife. The one swiftly passes like a burnt-out match, while the other endures through a long series of life events. Teenage love is Big Dopamine love. Neurotransmitter flooding. Over time, love becomes a Little Dopamine phenom. Conscious ritualing withContinue Reading