Barry Clemson: What Have I Learned #3

I touch on the following:

• Systems Flows
• Consciousness
• Connectedness
• Love

Systems Flows

We all know that complex systems consist of parts in interaction. These interactions. include flows of physical “stuff” and energy. For example, animals take in flows of food and ox ...

Published on 2024/07/23/15/40/57 by Barry Clemson

Barry Clemson: What I Have Learned #1

This is the first of several planned essays on what I have learned from the discussions, readings, etc. of the Earth Viability core group. This is definitely not a polished work but I wanted to get it in front of all of you in hopes that it would move our conversation along

About ten years ago a ...

Published on 2024/07/23/15/40/18 by Barry Clemson

Barry Clemson: How Do Good People Produce Evil Outcomes

You and I want to think well of ourselves. We need to feel “I am a good person. I am a success”. How is it, then, that there is so much evil in the world? How can most of us strive to be good and yet, somehow, have a world full of violence, injustice, inequality, and crime?

Three Ethical Fram ...

Published on 2021/06/08/14/47/00 by Barry Clemson

Barry Clemson: Bound in Freedom: Allegories for a new world

Introduction

What does one do when all the options are bad? How does one act when faced with impossible choices? Some real life examples may help.

Eldridge Willie Steptoe

Steptoe was about 5’6’’ tall, looked like supple rawhide, and couldn’t have weighed more than 120 pounds. He car ...

Published on 2021/06/05/15/25/00 by Barry Clemson