“Very little comes easily to our poor, benighted species (the first creature, after all, to experiment with the novel evolutionary inventions of self-conscious philosophy and art). Even the most "obvious," "accurate," and "natural" style of thinking or drawing must be regulated by history and won by struggle. Solutions must therefore arise within a social context and record the complex interactions of mind and environment that define the possibility of human improvement.” ThinkingMindFirstsHumansLittlesArtSelfPhilosophySocialNaturalPoorNovelStruggleRecordsEnvironmentStylePossibilityCreaturesSolutionsConsciousSpeciesComplexesObviousDrawingImprovementExperimentsInventionAriseInteractionAccurateSelf Conscious Book:Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms Source: Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms
“A technical solution may be defined as one that requires a change only in the techniques of the natural sciences, demanding little or nothing in the way of change in human values or ideas of morality.” WayHumansMayLittlesIdeasValuesNaturalMoralitySolutionsTechniqueDefinedNatural ScienceHuman Values Book:The Immigration Dilemma: Avoiding the Tragedy of the Commons Source: The Immigration Dilemma: Avoiding the Tragedy of the Commons
“The natural tendency of children is to solve problems, but we try to indoctrinate them with facts, which they are supposed to feed back, and then we fail them. And that's child abuse. And you should never raise children that way. You should cultivate and encourage their natural tendencies to create solutions to the problems around them.” WayShouldTryingChildrenFactsProblemNaturalFailingSolutionsAbuseRaisesSolveTendenciesChild Abuse Author:Grace Lee Boggs
“Chile needs Bolivian natural resources and Bolivia needs access to the sea. Under those circumstances, it must be possible to find a solution in the interest of both countries.” NeedsCountryInterestNaturalSeaCircumstancesSolutionsResourcesAccessNatural ResourcesChileBolivia Author:Evo Morales
“Heavy Metal fans are buying Heavy Metal records, taking the records home, listening to the records and then blowing their heads off with shotguns? Where's the problem? That's an unemployment solution right there, folks! It's called natural selection.” ProblemHomeHumorFunnyNaturalRecordsFansListeningSolutionsFolksHeavyBuyingMetalsUnemploymentSelectionNatural SelectionHeavy MetalShotgunsMetal Fans Author:Denis Leary