Lisa’s Art
The blog >Art (an AURELIS viewpoint)< explored the idea that true art is not merely a product but a process — an unfolding from the inside out. Art is completed when it resonates with the observer, inviting inner depth to emerge. So, what if an A.I. engages with art in this way? Can something artificial Read the full article…
How to Define the Optimal Region of Freedom
In >Freedom Doesn’t Self-Destruct<, we explored a fundamental paradox: freedom without limits is self-defeating. If left unchecked, freedom can either collapse into chaos (where it loses coherence) or harden into coercion (where it loses dynamism). To sustain itself, freedom must exist within the ‘Optimal Region of Freedom’ (ORF) — the space where freedom remains self-enhancing Read the full article…
AureliZEN: Deep relaxation as a Foundation
[For an introduction to the AureliZen series, goto AureliZEN: a Seminar Series for Deep Growth.] Relaxation as an active force When people hear the word ‘relaxation,’ they often think of doing nothing — lounging on the couch, tuning out, escaping stress. But real relaxation, the kind that recharges from the inside out, is active, powerful, Read the full article…
Lisa in Scientific Writing
In the blog ‘Lisa as a Mental Copilot’ (see that blog), Lisa and I talked about her ‘copiloting’ when writing any text ― including scientific text. This blog is our further conversation about the latter. Me: “Can this also be interesting for purely scientific text? For instance, generating an abstract for a medical scientific article, Read the full article…
Our Memory is Our Thinking
Researchers used to think that human memory was an altogether different function from thinking, deciding, problem solving, etc. Not anymore. —Additionally, memory is also actively related to the act of perceiving. There are many functionally different brain parts, but they continually act together toward final results. The computer analogy From the start, digital computer guys Read the full article…
Natural Kind Concepts
“To say that a kind is natural is to say that it corresponds to a grouping that reflects the structure of the natural world rather than the interests and actions of human beings.” (*) ‘Rather than’ already denotes the relative nature that pervades the whole domain. Please read The meaning of a word. This is Read the full article…