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Feb 05 |
It was interesting stumbling upon Jorge WagensbergELZR in Daniel C. Dennett’s Freedom to ChooseAM. Interesting because Dennett quotes exactly that one aphorismELZR from Wagensberg’s bookELZR I never could give any sense whatsoever—proof that you can never outrun your ignorance.
The complexity of a living individual minus its ability to anticipate (in respect of its environment) equals the uncertainty of the environment minus its sensibility (in respect of that particular individual).
It is, I believe, equivalent to aphorism #77 of Wagensberg’s Si la naturaleza…ELZR book
But also interesting because googling for the article where he coined the phrase I found out Wagensberg just published a new book of aphorisms: A mas como, menos por que. What is more, here’s an (Spanish) essay of his, selecting and commenting his 11 favorite aphorisms. Wonderful!
The article, btw, I found.. But it’s $32 and I’m currently bitching about the price. “Information wants to be expensive, because it’s so valuable. The right information in the right place just changes your life…”WP