Philosophy: Some quotes to ponder

[Noaologue]

Quote known from us as coming from Jules Romains:
"Elite minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, mediocre minds discuss people."
Who has precedence?

So probably it's Jules Romans. Parternity granted to Socrates on other sites

[Christophe]

Albert Jacquard for econology ... again:

[Christophe]

It's not at all a quote but I place it here anyway (please check):



If these figures are true (especially the "derivatives") ... poor humanity ... poor capitalism ...

[Did67]

I would say : no matter the numbers! They do not want to say anything

For a being even slightly endowed with reason, it is "obvious" that if one devoted all the energy put by the well-off people in trivialities to essential activities, there would be no more famine, regions which lack sufficient 'potable water...

I am deliberately not talking about billions: what is x trillion in a tax haven? Or worse, there is a trillion "speculation". It does not exist in the real world. So you can not do anything with it!

On the other hand, the energy, the intelligence, the work of all, put at the service of the poor, real projects ... there, no doubt. The problems would be solved in a few months, a few years ...

Read or reread Pierre Rabhi and his happy decline!

In return for what, the majority prefer to believe that they do not have enough yet, and eagerly await the release of new models from Apple [I have nothing against Apple, I just use it as a "super-model" as an emblem of globalization and consumerism created by those to whom it relates; incidentally, it is the first market capitalization I believe].

[Ahmed]

Christophe, which is illusory in your chart, is that, as the remark Did the fulfillment of humanitarian objectives does not require an increase in the sums allocated.
Of course, this judgment can not be verified experimentally, since there is no chance that such an occurrence will occur ...

You then speak on the same level of humanity and capitalism by qualifying them both as "poor": there is a sign of awkwardness, since this adjective is not used in the same sense.

[raymon]

Thank you for this clear info Christophe!

[Exnihiloest]

Albert Jacquard for econology ...

At a certain age, I feel that we are becoming timid in the face of a changing world and we are starting to designate scapegoats.
But I will go against consumption, I too will scare those who gorge themselves:

"The consumption of farts-of-nuns does not guarantee a death in the odor of sanctity."
Patrick Heuschen

[Ahmed]

I would like to share with you a beautiful quote a bit long from the ethnologist Philippe Descola, taken from the conclusion of his book "The composition of the worlds, an ode to diversity. He proposes to go beyond the strict utilitarian vision that intends to defend the plurality of cultures in the name of a certain tactical efficiency and proclaims:

What we need to defend is what we really care about, that is diversity as a value in itself, because living in a way where life forms, ways of thinking, languages , the ways of connecting to the world, infinitely vary, is a source of joy and a challenge for the laziness of the spirit, because this diversity brings to us the surprise and the wonder, the possibility to make of our life a succession of little happiness suspended to the threads of chance. A monotonous and monochromatic world, with no surprises or unlikely encounters, nothing new to catch the eye, the ear or curiosity, a world without diversity is a nightmare. I can not help but think that the decrease in the diversity of production methods that industrial standardization of the early twentieth century is responsible has been one of the ferments of totalitarian regimes, par excellence models of the rejection of diversity and diversity. Consistency and Modes of Being. Chaplin understood this when he went on The Dictator after Modern Times.

It is less that emphasizes the last sentence ...

[Obamot]

This one will please Janic:

[Obamot]

(numbers to check please):
If these figures are true (especially the "derivatives") ... poor humanity ... poor capitalism ...

1) it would be nice to publish the source of this table.
2) Do not understand how we arrive at such figures, the world GDP is approx. 65'000 billion dollars!
3) You have to know what you're talking about. If it is by volume of transactions in the banks, it means nothing, since in this case they are gross figures and it is necessary to take on these sums, only a few percent of commissions from banks and other financial organizations.
If I buy 100 T cocoa (1600 € per ton) the transaction volume will be 160'000 € but this amount is the market value of the product and not the amount of the commission that would be 5'600 € ...! For me the mistake comes from there.