Constellation: Reflectivity
The active effort of symbolic self-interaction that imposes abstraction on the stimulus pertaining to a given choice and so subjects it to a semantic transformation that interrupts its immediate reactive potential.
The Boring Revolution
Source: Un Peu de Neige Salie by Bernhard Günter Bartleby the Scrivener (Excerpt) “Bartleby,” said I, “Ginger Nut is away; just step round to the Post Office, won’t you? (it was but a three minute walk,) and see if there is anything for me.” “I would prefer not to.” “You will not?” “I prefer not.”…
Freeing Freedom
Source: 45′ For a Speaker (and associated tracks) by John Cage. A Brief Ontology of Freedom (Excerpt) While recognizing that our globalized world has dramatically extended freedom of choice and opportunity, we problematize in this essay, through an exploration of the structure of freedom, the idea that this expanded scope of choice and opportunity is…
