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Marty: Re: Looking for....
Forum Post, September, 16 2010
Daniel Marty
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Hello, my name is Daniel, I've just read it and I would like to give you my point of view. I'm going to try in English even if it's not my mother language. First, I like the idea of giving the opportunity of participating in a new boo...
Scales: Sociology is Not Rocket Science
Forum Post, September, 16 2010
Kemp Scales
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Some initial thoughts. "Sociology is not rocket science." Michael, your argument and physics/sports analogy gives that statement a clever, counter-intuitive twist: that is, it's true in the common sense of the phrase (e.g., &q...
Bramhall: Re: Re: Comments
Forum Post, September, 15 2010
Stuart Bramhall
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Where do you plan to put "Identifying current successes"? Several million people are already organizing globally in a non-authoritarian way to bring about social and political change. Shouldn't we be looking at what they are doing th...
Lapinel: Re: Re: Style
Forum Post, September, 15 2010
Elliott Lapinel
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Roger on working on chapter and looking through the parsoc organizations. Energizing stuff.
Evans: Emotional Satisfaction!
Forum Post, September, 15 2010
Mark Evans
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The thing I really like about this intro is the way in which it makes me feel. The ideas presented made me feel empowered, but also I had a sense of satisfaction. I think these feelings are related. The feeling of empowerm...
Hardin: The Analogy
Forum Post, September, 14 2010
Jerrad Hardin
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Again, for me, the analogy of a sports team and the contrast of physics and sociology are clear and very useful. Especially considering the vast reach of sports and the deep interest in the politics and strategies of them. Perhaps something...
Hardin: Sociology Pro
Forum Post, September, 14 2010
Jerrad Hardin
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I like that you point out that social change doesn't require folks to be "Pro" and I hope this notion is emphasized throughout the work. One tactic that seems to be rarely if ever discussed is small town organizing and buildin...
Albert: Re: Re: Re: Free Thinkers
Forum Post, September, 14 2010
Michael Albert
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Perhaps I wasn't clear - I didn't mean the analogy and its implications are generally unimportant - I meant I didn't see explorations of physics and sociology, etc., as critical to this book. For the book it merely makes a single...
Lapinel: Re: Re: Free Thinkers
Forum Post, September, 14 2010
Elliott Lapinel
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The analogy is important to me. At least a discussion of why some subjects are easy, and why some subjects are hard. I don't think everyone in the world is certain that sociology can't be done like physics can...
Albert: Re: Style
Forum Post, September, 14 2010
Michael Albert
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Elliot, Thank you for these comments1 First thought: Your point about deceptive simplicity often concerns me. Sometimes - maybe even a lot of the time - when I write I use such simple language and analogies and so on, that people feel there is n...
Albert: Re: Free Thinkers
Forum Post, September, 14 2010
Michael Albert
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I honestly didn't think of this analogy as very critical... and I may tone it down a bit, or clarify a bit, in a new draft, later. I think it may be confused for people still, no doubt due to the way it is written. Physics - not the sub...
Lapinel: Style
Forum Post, September, 14 2010
Elliott Lapinel
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First thought: Disclaimer about deceptive simplicity?: When I was first reading through the Parecon book I think I underestimated the difficulty of the concepts, so I saw a lot of the details as patronizing, like 'I don't need him t...
Lewis: Free Thinkers
Forum Post, September, 14 2010
Alexander Lewis
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I, too, like the basic analogy of sociology vs physics but I am inclined to ask for a little more clarification. I think that physics is not necessarily easy but is highly specialized. As it's scope is primarily mathematic, it requires one w...
Albert: Our Future: Table of Contents
Forum Post, September, 14 2010
Michael Albert
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Draft Table of Contents...
Volpe: what's the subject?
Forum Post, September, 14 2010
Giuseppe Volpe
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Dear Albert, I'm not fluent in English. I'm writing from Italy, I will try to comment but the language is quite a great obstacle to me. However, my very first impression is that you start too abruptly with a pretty long dissert...
Administrator: Re: More focus?
Forum Post, September, 14 2010
Site Administrator
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Part two is vision - can't have strategy.program without it... But mainly, none of it should read like THEORY - rather, all of it should read like common sense. Or that is the hope, anyhow....
Huegerich: More focus?
Forum Post, September, 14 2010
Tim Huegerich
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Hmm, the book seems a little unweildy. In the "Book Help" post, you said "The overall goal is to present the insights and methods esential for intelligent empowered participation in a movement for a new society - all in a mann...
Albert: Re: Comments
Forum Post, September, 14 2010
Michael Albert
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Hi, Thanks for the ideas - many will have to be assessed as we go, with no decisions until later, perhaps even until nearly the end.. The outline isn't yet made non rhetorical, etc. But I agree with ou about the particular titles mentioned.....
Roblin: Comments
Forum Post, September, 14 2010
Stephen Roblin
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It's difficult to give sensible comments by just looking at a table of contents. So I'm just going to put down whatever comes to mind. Maybe a few comments will be worth considering (I make no promises). The Ties That Bind 1: Institution...
Albert: Re: Re: Looking for....
Forum Post, September, 14 2010
Michael Albert
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> First, I like how you're framing the discussion--that society is so incredibly complex that we're limited to understanding what is on the surface. For this reason, it makes studying society more easy than say physics or football, area...
