From the intimate to the Universal and back again for reflection with ease:)
Howard Jones was another guy who voiced the eternal question - Is it only men who have deep trouble with this and is there a clue there??
For interdependence The Associates “Party Fears Two” could say a lot about how a single voter suits politics as it is a somewhat selfish, less nuanced and perhaps a less true vote - Imagine if couples had a conversation on how they each wanted to vote and then how they should vote as a joint vote for the long term as embodied by their partnership if that was a thing.
“Everything Flows Towards a Processual Philosophy of Biology” by Nicholson & Dupre’ is a good book and just the 4 page Foreword by Johannes Jaeger is worth having by itself + Anne Sophie Meincke writing at the back is founded on wide ranging interests.
Thank you for your thoughtful comment, Bruce. How interesting, your thought about looking beyond single voter politics. Ahh there’s so much room for imagination in politics… And the book sounds intriguing, I’m going to look it up now. You always share such interesting references! And thanks for your kind words too :-)
I think interdependence is not something many British people find easy, as it involves making ourselves vulnerable to each other and admitting that we can’t do everything by ourselves. In that respect, it’s deeply counter cultural. Thank you for this thoughtful piece x
Thank you Grace. Yes, and there’s a lot of messaging that says we can be/do/have it all as individuals. I find it hard to accept help -- which is frustrating! -- as well as not helpful for being a good community member. But I’ve noticed committing to a place is helping to change that. I think it’s a life’s work, being fully ourselves AND fully with / for others x
From the intimate to the Universal and back again for reflection with ease:)
Howard Jones was another guy who voiced the eternal question - Is it only men who have deep trouble with this and is there a clue there??
For interdependence The Associates “Party Fears Two” could say a lot about how a single voter suits politics as it is a somewhat selfish, less nuanced and perhaps a less true vote - Imagine if couples had a conversation on how they each wanted to vote and then how they should vote as a joint vote for the long term as embodied by their partnership if that was a thing.
“Everything Flows Towards a Processual Philosophy of Biology” by Nicholson & Dupre’ is a good book and just the 4 page Foreword by Johannes Jaeger is worth having by itself + Anne Sophie Meincke writing at the back is founded on wide ranging interests.
Thanks for your writing Elizabeth.
Thank you for your thoughtful comment, Bruce. How interesting, your thought about looking beyond single voter politics. Ahh there’s so much room for imagination in politics… And the book sounds intriguing, I’m going to look it up now. You always share such interesting references! And thanks for your kind words too :-)
I think interdependence is not something many British people find easy, as it involves making ourselves vulnerable to each other and admitting that we can’t do everything by ourselves. In that respect, it’s deeply counter cultural. Thank you for this thoughtful piece x
Thank you Grace. Yes, and there’s a lot of messaging that says we can be/do/have it all as individuals. I find it hard to accept help -- which is frustrating! -- as well as not helpful for being a good community member. But I’ve noticed committing to a place is helping to change that. I think it’s a life’s work, being fully ourselves AND fully with / for others x