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Lifestyle, Values, And The Meaning Of Life, Ashok Vohra Nov 2024

Lifestyle, Values, And The Meaning Of Life, Ashok Vohra

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

There are alternative lifestyles. We choose the one which in our opinion will help us to fulfill our voluntarily chosen purpose or meaning of our life. The paper explores the meaning of “meaning of life.” To understand the notion of meaning of life, I have made an exhaustive and critical survey of the philosophical literature of both Eastern and Western philosophy. I have argued that one finds the meaning of one’s life and fulfills it, if and only if one follows one’s true nature and does not blindly follow what others are doing.


Chiron And The Machines Of Loving Grace: On Optimism, Pessimism, And Singularity, John T. Giordano Nov 2024

Chiron And The Machines Of Loving Grace: On Optimism, Pessimism, And Singularity, John T. Giordano

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

Singularity has been a concern of the developers of cybernetics and artificial intelligence (AI) since the pioneering writings of such thinkers as Norbert Weiner. Yet many accept the inevitability of systems of AI surpassing human control and are optimistic that machine intelligence will harmonize human life with our environment. This essay examines this optimism against a reading of two poets: Richard Brautigan and Friedrich Hölderlin. Through these readings, it will attempt to show that the eclipse of nature by human beings can be used to examine the eclipse of the human being by machine intelligence. Thus, what is missing in …


The Lure Of Liking And Being Liked: Philippine Cuisine At The Turn Of The Nineteenth Century, Felice Prudente Sta. Maria Nov 2024

The Lure Of Liking And Being Liked: Philippine Cuisine At The Turn Of The Nineteenth Century, Felice Prudente Sta. Maria

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

When the Philippine archipelago was attached to the Spanish Empire from 1565 to 1898, native food and drink were exposed to new foreign ingredients, cooking techniques and technologies, tastes and preparations, as well as terms and status indicators. While there were required foods and food ways prescribed by Roman Catholicism as it acquired converts, there were also culinary attractions that made their way into Philippine culinary heritage seemingly by independent choice. Their Spanish-ness may have been one reason they were liked. There also could have been practical reasons for their acceptance ranging from portability to adaptability, as well as subjective …


Being Human In The World With Others, Rainier A. Ibana Nov 2024

Being Human In The World With Others, Rainier A. Ibana

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

Being Human in the World with Others


Exploring The Philosophy Of Development Through UexküLl's Notion Of Umwelt, Yuhi Fujita Nov 2024

Exploring The Philosophy Of Development Through UexküLl's Notion Of Umwelt, Yuhi Fujita

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

This paper aims to depict the development of human beings as a transformative relationship between individuals and their world. Anchored on Uexküll’s concept of the environment, “Umwelt,” and further developed through the works of Heidegger, Kokubun, and Merleau-Ponty, I present the relationship between man and the world through the formation of the world and the movement of organisms between Umwelts. For Heidegger, humans live while forming their own world whereas animals can only be “poor in world.” Kokubun further emphasizes that human beings live while moving through various Umwelts. But according to Merleau-Ponty, human bodies reconfigure their fields of action, …


Near Anchorage, Moose Carcasses Hint Of Wolves, Bill Sherwonit Nov 2024

Near Anchorage, Moose Carcasses Hint Of Wolves, Bill Sherwonit

Appalachia

Ravens lead a hiker to a bloody scene.


Mountain Voices: The Limmer Family, Part Ii, Doug Mayer, Rebecca Oreskes Nov 2024

Mountain Voices: The Limmer Family, Part Ii, Doug Mayer, Rebecca Oreskes

Appalachia

The wait for a custom pair of boots from the Intervale, New Hampshire, family business is now about three years.


A Whirlwind India Trek, John H. Swanson Nov 2024

A Whirlwind India Trek, John H. Swanson

Appalachia

After a week of business in northern India, he stole a day to climb a mountain in the Himalayan foothills. He found crazy cars, a Ferris wheel, and mud.


Appalachia Summer/Fall 2006: Complete Issue Nov 2024

Appalachia Summer/Fall 2006: Complete Issue

Appalachia

Summer/Fall 2006 - Volume LVII, Number 1 - issue #222. Bringing the Journey Home: Featuring Arlene Blum's Reflections, Huts and Human Nature, and the Long Trail in Thirteen Days


A Friend Dies, But His Wilderness Ethics Live, Fred Stott Nov 2024

A Friend Dies, But His Wilderness Ethics Live, Fred Stott

Appalachia

As a memorial to Guy Waterman, friends and his wife, Laura, formed a fund to protect the alpine zones of the Northeast.


The Animate World Of The Abenaki, Christopher Johnson, Barbara Johnson Nov 2024

The Animate World Of The Abenaki, Christopher Johnson, Barbara Johnson

Appalachia

A tribe that lived in the White Mountains takes steps to reclaim its heritage.


I, For A Moment, Was Somewhere, John Teschner Nov 2024

I, For A Moment, Was Somewhere, John Teschner

Appalachia

A Peace Corps volunteer bushwhacks up Ol Donyo Orok, or Black Mountain.


Appalachia Winter/Spring 2007: Complete Issue Nov 2024

Appalachia Winter/Spring 2007: Complete Issue

Appalachia

Winter/Spring 2007 - Volume LVIII, Number 1 - issue #223. Reflections on the 1970s Hiking Boom: Featuring Stories from the Dawn of the Leave No Trace Movement.


A Peak Ahead: The Wilderness: Is It Real?, Christine Woodside Nov 2024

A Peak Ahead: The Wilderness: Is It Real?, Christine Woodside

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


News And Notes Nov 2024

News And Notes

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


Ellesmere: Trekking Along The Top Of The World, Michael B. Patterson Nov 2024

Ellesmere: Trekking Along The Top Of The World, Michael B. Patterson

Appalachia

As far north as one can go in the world and still be on land.


Among The Nomads, Margie Goldsmith Nov 2024

Among The Nomads, Margie Goldsmith

Appalachia

Mongolians believe, “Man’s joy is a wide-open empty space.”


Arctic Time, Jeff Fair Nov 2024

Arctic Time, Jeff Fair

Appalachia

Tales of off-kilter behavior above the 66th parallel, where the summer sun is out for 24 hours straight.


Appalachia Summer/Fall 2007: Complete Issue Nov 2024

Appalachia Summer/Fall 2007: Complete Issue

Appalachia

Summer/Fall 2007 - Volume LVIII, Number 2 - issue #224. Time In the Backcountry: Featuring Stories on Losing Track of Clocks.


Research Nov 2024

Research

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


Wilderness Music, Bill Sherwonit Nov 2024

Wilderness Music, Bill Sherwonit

Appalachia

Camping with wolves in Alaska.


The Tradeoffs Of Trail Work, Doug Mayer Nov 2024

The Tradeoffs Of Trail Work, Doug Mayer

Appalachia

The intent behing trail maintenance has evolved from helping walkers to helping the treadway.


Walking Through An Idea, Bill Mckibben Nov 2024

Walking Through An Idea, Bill Mckibben

Appalachia

There's no place untouched by humans, but we must preserve the "relative wild."


Is The Wilderness Act Still Relevant?, Rebecca Oreskes Nov 2024

Is The Wilderness Act Still Relevant?, Rebecca Oreskes

Appalachia

Forty years later, an imperfect but noble document presses humans to practice restraint.


Appalachia Winter/Spring 2008: Complete Issue Nov 2024

Appalachia Winter/Spring 2008: Complete Issue

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


The Face-To-Face Provokes Wisdom Of Love Levinas' Ethical View On Knowledge And Truth, Roger Burggraeve Nov 2024

The Face-To-Face Provokes Wisdom Of Love Levinas' Ethical View On Knowledge And Truth, Roger Burggraeve

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

THE FACE-TO-FACE PROVOKES WISDOM OF LOVE Levinas' ethical view on knowledge and truth


"Invincible Goodness" Levinas On Socio-Political Responsibility, Its Hither Side And Beyond, In Dialogue With Vasily Grossman, Roger Burggraeve Nov 2024

"Invincible Goodness" Levinas On Socio-Political Responsibility, Its Hither Side And Beyond, In Dialogue With Vasily Grossman, Roger Burggraeve

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

"INVINCIBLE GOODNESS" Levinas on socio-political responsibility, its hither side and beyond, in dialogue with Vasily Grossman


Living Lightly And Abundantly In Cotabato, Bernardita Azurin-Quimpo Nov 2024

Living Lightly And Abundantly In Cotabato, Bernardita Azurin-Quimpo

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

Living Lightly and Abundantly in Cotabato


Fitting Food To Circumstances: Potential Contributions Of Philippine Culinary Heritage To Disaster Risk Reduction, Felice Prudente Sta. Maria Nov 2024

Fitting Food To Circumstances: Potential Contributions Of Philippine Culinary Heritage To Disaster Risk Reduction, Felice Prudente Sta. Maria

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

Cultural legacies include a society’s emergency preparedness. Geological hazards such as the movement of the West Valley Fault will result in a metadisaster. Food security is fundamental to community resilience, a strategy for disaster risk reduction. Heritage food practices may contribute to food security during emergencies and disasters. Seasonal weather conditions and natural calamities have forced continuing developments in Philippine cuisine. Convenience foods, home and urban gardening, as well as food preservation continue to be altered appropriately to variations in societal anxieties, aspirations, and hopefully now, disaster preparedness.


Berries In Baskets Versus Apples In Crates: Arguing For Ecocentrism In A Post-Covid World, Abhik Gupta Nov 2024

Berries In Baskets Versus Apples In Crates: Arguing For Ecocentrism In A Post-Covid World, Abhik Gupta

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

The global outbreak of COVID-19 has raised questions about human relationships with nature vis-à-vis development models that are largely followed worldwide. Conservation biologist Raymond F. Dasmann introduced the concept of “ecosystem people” to describe predominantly rural communities who largely depend on the resources available in one or a few ecosystems around them. These societies are also characterized by their close relationships with nature and their ecocentric worldviews. However, the world today is dominated by “biosphere people” who populate the urban areas and typically use resources extracted from all over the world. This biosphere model of existence has also given rise …