Today we had a new guest drop by—welcome, Chi Gua Wang!
On the intrinsic connection between philosophy of technology and the history of scientific thought (nature—science—technology)
On ancient Greek public spaces (the agora), athletics (athletic schools and the Olympics), and the origins of the Greek spirit.
To trace the original causes and conditions, one often has to resort to geographical explanations, though this is not geographical determinism. The various factors are causally interwoven.
World picture—perspective—visual centrism; glass, clocks.
The translation of “Natural History”: Chi Gua Wang: “natural history”;
After Chi Gua Wang left, there was only a group of people with no aspirations left, discussing Three Kingdoms Kill……
Next week happens to be Mid-Autumn Festival, so there won’t be any particular arrangement; everyone is welcome to come by for a meal. Classmate B claims he may give a talk on Weber sometime soon?
Also, a heads-up in advance: on October 17 I need to go back to my hometown, so that week’s salon will be cancelled once.
Today’s sightings here: byz/dr/cgw/qy
Possible topic next time: undecided
Latest Comments
- unic
2009-09-27 00:56:38 Anonymous 115.155.143.75 [Reply]
It’d be great if you could record Weber’s talk after he’s done…… thanks
- 吃瓜王
2009-09-27 12:32:39 Anonymous 60.194.112.43 [Reply]
This was my first time coming today, and I was deeply moved.
In the exchange, I truly experienced how thought arises and reveals itself in motion. Many issues of mine that were not logically rigorous and that I had never really pursued were also brought to the surface in my conversation with Little Gu. As a result, several scattered points in my previous knowledge system could be integrated, systematized, and organized, no longer congealing into a dead knot.
At the same time, I also took this opportunity to resolve a problem I had been holding in for a while. (Classmate Gu really lives up to his reputation as Teacher Wu’s spokesperson.)
BTW: After I got back, the other classmates were all very curious about this, so in the evening we classmates ourselves imitated the salon format and held a small discussion
- benjaminbai
2009-09-28 09:03:12 Anonymous 219.234.81.104 [Reply]
……It seems these two salons were made too watery by us -.-|| Luckily the newly arrived senior helped pull the thread of thought back a little. We’ll improve next time, improve…
Translated from the Chinese original with AI assistance. The original text is authoritative.
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