Posted in a luta continua, phronesis, the story and its songs on Jan 3rd, 2009 1 Comment »
As someone who aspires to competence and dilligence when it comes to the financial management of the affairs of a household, while lacking the natural flair for this kind of work with which some folks seem gifted, and while having failed to give money matters the close attention they deserve during my twenties and much [...]
Posted in a luta continua, the story and its songs on Jan 2nd, 2009 No Comments »
My philosophical thought has been thoroughly shaped by the tradition of Herman Dooyeweerd and Dirk Vollenhoven, and in particular by the interpretation of that tradition by Calvin Seerveld. The magnum opus of Dooyeweerd exists in two quite distinct versions, both of which are now available online: the Dutch-language De wijsbegeerte der wetsidee, and the English-language New [...]
Posted in a luta continua, big questions, the story and its songs on Dec 28th, 2008 3 Comments »
In support of the 500-year project: “Those who want Africa to walk tall amid 21st-century global competition must not kid themselves that providing the material means or even the knowhow that accompanies what we call development will make the change. A whole belief system must first be supplanted. “And I’m afraid it has to be supplanted [...]
