“I would call the attention of the reader to the difference between "reason" and "reasoning." Reason is a light, reasoning a process. Reason is a faculty, reasoning an exercise of that faculty. Reasoning proceeds from one truth to another by means of argumentation. This generally involves the whole mind in labor and complexity. But reason does not exist merely in order to engage in reasoning. The process is a means to an end. The true fulfillment of reason as a faculty is found when it can embrace the truth simply and without labor in the light of single intuition.” MindMeanDoeEndsReasonWholeLightOrderFoundProcessDifferencesAttentionReaderExerciseLaborEmbraceIntuitionFulfillmentComplexityReasoningFacultyMeans To An EndArgumentation Book:The Ascent to Truth Source: The Ascent to Truth
“Limitation is a good discipline because it discourages inappropriate generalization, which distracts attention from the profound, particular complexity that characterizes anything at all.” AttentionParticularDisciplineProfoundLimitationComplexityDiscouragingInappropriateGeneralizationGood Discipline Author:Marilynne Robinson
“The aspects of global warming that matter most to people - how rapidly will the seas rise? Are hurricanes already getting stronger? How strong will they get as a result of warming? Those are still immersed in complexity. So in those realms that catch people's attention most, or that get used as symbols by environmental campaigners, those facets really do come with significant back-and-forthing.” PeopleStillsMatterUsedStrongResultsAttentionSeaAspectStrongerEnvironmentalSignificantSymbolsRealmsComplexityGlobal WarmingHurricanesFacetsStrong WillGetting Stronger Author:Andrew Revkin