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Showing posts with label Peace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Peace. Show all posts

Monday, December 06, 2010

Sociology, Empathy, War, and Peace

Peace is Every Step
What is Sociology?  Different people have very different takes on the subject, of course.  Here is the way Sam Richards, a Sociologist and Co-Director of Race Relationship Project at Penn State University, explained it recently to an audience.  He demonstrated what he calls "A Radical Experiment in Empathy".  Very interesting!   In a book that just came out entitled Unmaking War, Making Men, which I hope to read soon, Kathleen Barry,  Professor Emerita of Sociology at Penn State University seem to be exploring the subjects of War and Empathy further.  If you have read the book, and feel like it, tell us what you have learned from it and how it made you feel.

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

On Love, Education and Conformity

William, the Cat
It seems to me that we are a confused species in many ways.  We express our emotions in strange ways.  More often than not, this seems to be the result of being in too much of a hurry, and not letting things take their own proper course.  Also, that we are trying to take short cuts, not realizing that we are in fact going the wrong way!

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Peace Train ...

Different performances of the same song entitled "Peace Train" by a great performer over the span of 30+ years.  An amazing artist who underwent some pretty dramatic transformations over time.  Beautiful music, nonetheless.  Enjoy!