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Real Men Don’t Ask Directions
August 1, 2006 | Leave a Comment
A good illustration of alternative modes of ‘direction-seeking behavior’ comes courtesy of Douglas Adams’ private investigator Dirk Gently who, in
“Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul” (Douglas Adams)
explains the method he uses to find his way when he gets lost. His technique involves finding a car that looks like it knows where it’s [...]
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Essentially Contested Concepts
August 1, 2006 | Leave a Comment
I first heard mention of George Lakoff at a presentation on Map Analysis at the Science, Industry, and Business Library of the New York Library so when I saw his recent book Whose Freedom in the bookstore I was intrigued enough to buy it. Lakoff presents the concept of “Essentially Contested Concepts” which was [...]
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