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joshua elmore

The mind's only limit is structure

The philosopher Immanuel Kant says that our view of the world is developed by experiences with it. Johann Herder then said that there are set variations of experience based on the universal characteristics and limits of the human mind.

Break through stereotypes

By Joshua Elmore Intuition tells us that opinion comes from experience. However, much of what anyone believes is usually based on assumptions. As humans we may thread together a set of beliefs from a single experience. Those beliefs contribute to a frame of mind which seeks support for its conclusion.

When will culture globalize

When will culture globalize

By Joshua Elmore: As of right now the only interactions that are truly global are economic and political. Regardless of the forces that drive our interconnected economy, culture seems to operate independently of global trends. Most of the first world adopts similar consumer products that aid in streamlining perception but

My common sense is not the same as yours

By Joshua Elmore: My common sense is not the same as yours. Yet from birth humans have a general idea about right and wrong. Children as young as six months have been observed to make moral judgments, but much of what they come to consider moral is shaped by their