tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15056781.post6152053076968410561..comments2023-07-19T01:47:37.907-07:00Comments on philosophy autobiography: More of Part of a Worldview: PoliticsJeff Meyerhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495041879727609927noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15056781.post-75977635978712033272010-03-15T13:41:05.458-07:002010-03-15T13:41:05.458-07:00Thanks for referring me to Alfie Kohn's book; ...Thanks for referring me to Alfie Kohn's book; I'll check it out and read it at my first opportunity. However, I long had a motto that if there was no struggle we would need to create it (i.e. motivation is difficult to sustatin without struggle and competition). But I appreciate the argument of cooperation as an alternative. I'll ponder.Arthur D. Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092808449728477056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15056781.post-86323700857747319012010-03-13T07:30:01.222-08:002010-03-13T07:30:01.222-08:00Actually, I think competition is generally bad (se...Actually, I think competition is generally bad (see Alfie Kohn's classic book "No Contest") but that it is a necessary economic evil for now. <br /><br />But we agree for the most part. It's funny how America likes to think of itself as a Christian nation (but also secular, plural, tolerant) yet assuring the basic necessities for everyone is not a central political issue. Although the health care struggle is about that.Jeff Meyerhoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495041879727609927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15056781.post-36226757094039291102009-12-18T19:50:56.775-08:002009-12-18T19:50:56.775-08:00Yes, Jeff, I quite agree with your argument. Comp...Yes, Jeff, I quite agree with your argument. Competition and large profits are great provided that basic needs are met. Of course, determining what, precisely, basic needs are will always be an issue. But I think you are right, if I understand you correctly, that the power structure distorts and obfuscates the issues so that an honest discussion about basic needs are never really addressed because their control of media and other centers of influence pretty much determines the text of conventional thinking.Arthur D. Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092808449728477056noreply@blogger.com