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Certainty

Tentativeness Made Simple

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 10.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Certainty, Uncertainty, Syadvada, Conflict Resolution, Tentativeness, Communication, Jain, Living News
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

Syadvada is a practice of tentativeness in expression that is associated with the ancient Jain tradition of India (Radhakrishnan & Moore, 1957). In S...

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Reclaiming America's Leadership Role: Barack Obama and Democratic Culture

Dr. Robert Aziz | Posted 12.01.2008 | Living

Read More: Certainty, Politics News, Self-Organization, Democracy, Leadership, Richard C. Holbrooke, 2008 Election, Political Psychology, Robert Aziz, Power Corrupts, Barack Obama, Democracy and Self-Organization, Living News
Dr. Robert Aziz

Antithetical to the way of power inclusivity and process, which is to say, the equanimity to see and gather to oneself problems in their actuality and complexity, which Obama has embodied.

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Democracy Unbound: The Freeing of Democratic Process from the Tyranny of False Absolutes and False Certainties

Dr. Robert Aziz | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Self-Organization, Certainty, Democracy and Self-Organization, Political Psychology, Democracy, Absolute Truth, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News
Dr. Robert Aziz

The human need for certainty and the human need for meaning are not unrelated. It is unfortunately the case, however, that certainty, unlike genuine meaning, can be cheaply acquired.

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