Category Archives: Phenomenology

Digitally Extended Memory Aids within the Visual Artist’s Creative Process

Posted on November 8, 2010 by

Fuck it.  NOT to be presented at the 3rd Global Conference on Digital Memories because I still haven’t received the money for the 2010 South Florida Cultural Consortium Visual and Media Arts Fellowship. Posted this update on 03/06/2011 because I … Continue reading →

Posted in Artefact, Autobiographical Memory, Creative Process, Expanded|Extended Cognition, External Memory Aids, External Observer, Interdisciplinary Approach, Metacognition, Phenomenological Approach, Phenomenology, Verbal Overshadowing, Virtual Reality, Xhyra Graf | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ineffability of Insight

Posted on June 7, 2010 by

Schooler & Melcher[1995]. Ineffability of Insight, pp 97-133 in The Creative Cognitive Approach, Smith et al - Editors Intro-Yay! p98: “If insight represents only a small portion of the full creative process, it nevertheless constitutes one of the major sources of ineffability with which discussions … Continue reading →

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Nature of Insight

Posted on May 30, 2010 by

The Nature of Insight, Sternberg & Davidson, Editors © 1996 The MIT Press | Epilogue – Schooler et al. – Found some of this applicable/interesting. Important to make a distinction between the Insight Event and explanations of insight problems [or different … Continue reading →

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The dangers of being too comfortable

Posted on April 19, 2010 by

I was comfortable… too comfortable.  I had looked forward to the week with anticipation and more than a little anxiety but that changed.  The air around me became less crispy soon after I deposited my things in the hotel room.  … Continue reading →

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MindSpace

Posted on September 29, 2009 by

MindSpace III, originally uploaded by XhyraGraf. Morning, the first day of her 31st year-Kenmore, Scotland: As she quietly contemplated the water in the loch, something familiar caught her eye. “Well here it is,” she thought. “Right here in this moment.” … Continue reading →

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C’est la meme chose… toujours

Posted on July 17, 2009 by

Here is the usual photo of me At One.  While I don’t remember exactly what I was thinking, I am quite sure I was thinking clearly. Since no one thought I would be “thinking” anyway I was left alone…in peace…to think.  … Continue reading →

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MindSpace III

Posted on February 22, 2008 by

MindSpace III Originally uploaded by XM: Autopoiesis. I long for these moments…

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The Hegelian conundrum

Posted on July 2, 2007 by

An essay on delusions from the Intro to Hegel Group.  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/intro_hegel/message/1161 This is why I decided not to reference Hegel at all.  Though right on the money…who can keep track of negation of the negation or delusion of the delusion?

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The Inviolate Word of Tao

Posted on March 2, 2007 by

Sigh…I knew it was a mistake as I began to do it, but just like my foray into philosophy I couldn’t avoid rubbernecking to see the wreck and went to the website.  Tao Te Ching, Taoism Information Page (University of Florida), … Continue reading →

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Space-Time

Posted on February 15, 2007 by

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/spacetime-convensimul/ Convention[ality] Theory & Simultaneity In his first paper on the special theory of relativity, Einstein indicated that the question of whether or not two spatially separated events were simultaneous did not necessarily have a definite answer, but instead depended … Continue reading →

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