When we are presented with stimuli in the form of things, we are prompted by the lexicality of the stimuli to consume those things perceptually as words. We see a 'cup' on a 'table' before we really see the things themselves. So much so, we consume the words, instead of the things. How much of architectural stimuli lend themselves to us as words, hiding their true experience from us? Do we often achieve closure with the words and miss out on the seeing?
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The Chorus and the Weave: A Non-Duality Without a Ground
Imagine a chorus. Many voices are sounding together. Each voice is distinct: this one bright, that one grave, another barely a breath. Yet w...
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The fundamental problem of any discussion of Metaphysics is the definition of the subject matter. The generally understood definition of Met...
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When one ponders a simple operation such as cutting, one has to think about what came first: the desire to perform the operation of c...
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Ode to La Ribaute (a tribute to Anselm Kiefer) Will grass grow over my cities? Will knowledge sprout from lead? Can anything grow on my ...
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