PhiloMadrid meeting Skype 8:00pm TUESDAY 28th March: Non-verbal communication + NEWS

Dear Friends,

This Tuesday 28th March we are continuing with: Non-verbal communication.

News:

Following our meeting on Tuesday we'll stop for the Easter holidays and
then meet again on the 11th April.

I also propose we'll meet at the Retiro on Saturday, 15th April, at
5:00pm for drinks and a chat. But feel free to suggest alternative
options in the centre.



This Tuesday we are discussing: Non-verbal communication.

The topic was proposed by Jorge. We have already discussed various
themes that connect with this topic, but hopefully we can now discuss
new ideas.

Body Language
https://www.philomadrid.com/2017/12/from-lawrence-sunday-philomadrid_1.html

New ways of communication
https://www.philomadrid.com/search/label/New%20ways%20of%20communication

Do we ever communicate effectively?
https://www.philomadrid.com/2013/03/from-lawrence-sunday-philomadrid_22.html

NEWS
--Oscar's book is now available from Oscar himself:
"Toranzo, 88 ilustraciones y coplillas" by Oscar at €35
https://www.philomadrid.com/2022/09/toranzo-88-ilustraciones-y-coplillas-by.html
If you need more details please let me know and I'll put you in touch
with Oscar.

--It is with great sadness that I have learnt Julian Martelli passed
away early in October this year, 2022. Julian was very active during our
meetings in Molly Malone and participation was always respected by all.
Christine kindly wants to share with us a photo of Julian with her and
friends. You can find the FaceBook link below.

I also include a link for our visit to Toledo in 2008 when Julian came
with us on the day trip.

Julian
https://www.philomadrid.com/2022/11/julian.html

--Jorge has kindly sent us the link to his book which is available for
Free Distribution at:
Evolution of Thought and its Influence on Society and Technology
https://www.adneli.com/store


Please let me know whether you need the Skype link, thanks.


Best and take care
Lawrence


telephone/WhatsApp: 606081813
Email: philomadrid@gmail.com
http://www.philomadrid.com


PhiloMadrid meeting Skype 8:00pm TUESDAY 28th March: Non-verbal
communication + NEWS

PhiloMadrid meeting Skype 8:00pm TUESDAY 21st March: Non-verbal communication

Dear Friends,

This Tuesday we are discussing: Non-verbal communication

The topic was proposed by Jorge. We have already discussed various
themes that connect with this topic, but hopefully we can now discuss
new ideas.

Body Language
https://www.philomadrid.com/2017/12/from-lawrence-sunday-philomadrid_1.html

New ways of communication
https://www.philomadrid.com/search/label/New%20ways%20of%20communication

Do we ever communicate effectively?
https://www.philomadrid.com/2013/03/from-lawrence-sunday-philomadrid_22.html

NEWS
--Oscar's book is now available from Oscar himself:
"Toranzo, 88 ilustraciones y coplillas" by Oscar at €35
https://www.philomadrid.com/2022/09/toranzo-88-ilustraciones-y-coplillas-by.html
If you need more details please let me know and I'll put you in touch
with Oscar.

--It is with great sadness that I have learnt Julian Martelli passed
away early in October this year, 2022. Julian was very active during our
meetings in Molly Malone and participation was always respected by all.
Christine kindly wants to share with us a photo of Julian with her and
friends. You can find the FaceBook link below.

I also include a link for our visit to Toledo in 2008 when Julian came
with us on the day trip.

Julian
https://www.philomadrid.com/2022/11/julian.html

--Jorge has kindly sent us the link to his book which is available for
Free Distribution at:
Evolution of Thought and its Influence on Society and Technology
https://www.adneli.com/store


Please let me know whether you need the Skype link, thanks.


Best and take care
Lawrence


telephone/WhatsApp: 606081813
Email: philomadrid@gmail.com
http://www.philomadrid.com


PhiloMadrid meeting Skype 8:00pm TUESDAY 21st March: Non-verbal
communication

PhiloMadrid meeting Skype 8:00pm TUESDAY 14th March: Why do we feel guilt?

Dear Friends,

This Tuesday we are discussing: Why do we feel guilt?

The topic was suggested by James. In the past we discussed guilt in two
different contexts: Collective Guilt and Guilt. I include the links to
my essays below. James is, however, asking us to consider guilt from a
different perspective.

Collective Guilt - April 2018
https://www.philomadrid.com/2018/04/from-lawrence-sunday-philomadrid_12.html

Guilt - January 2006
https://www.philomadrid.com/2006/01/guilt.html

NEWS
--Oscar's book is now available from Oscar himself:
"Toranzo, 88 ilustraciones y coplillas" by Oscar at €35
https://www.philomadrid.com/2022/09/toranzo-88-ilustraciones-y-coplillas-by.html
If you need more details please let me know and I'll put you in touch
with Oscar.

--It is with great sadness that I have learnt Julian Martelli passed
away early in October this year, 2022. Julian was very active during our
meetings in Molly Malone and participation was always respected by all.
Christine kindly wants to share with us a photo of Julian with her and
friends. You can find the FaceBook link below.

I also include a link for our visit to Toledo in 2008 when Julian came
with us on the day trip.

Julian
https://www.philomadrid.com/2022/11/julian.html

--Jorge has kindly sent us the link to his book which is available for
Free Distribution at:
Evolution of Thought and its Influence on Society and Technology
https://www.adneli.com/store


Please let me know whether you need the Skype link, thanks.


Best and take care
Lawrence


telephone/WhatsApp: 606081813
Email: philomadrid@gmail.com
http://www.philomadrid.com


PhiloMadrid meeting Skype 8:00pm TUESDAY 14th March: Why do we feel guilt?

PhiloMadrid meeting Skype 8:00pm TUESDAY 7th March: Climate change and social breakdown

Dear Friends,

This coming Tuesday we are discussing: Climate change and social breakdown.

The topic was proposed by James and in my short essay I try to identify
the key issue of this topic.

Will climate change lead to social breakdown?
Short title: Climate change and social breakdown
https://www.philomadrid.com/2023/03/will-climate-change-lead-to-social.html

NEWS
--Oscar's book is now available from Oscar himself:
"Toranzo, 88 ilustraciones y coplillas" by Oscar at €35
https://www.philomadrid.com/2022/09/toranzo-88-ilustraciones-y-coplillas-by.html

If you need more details please let me know and I'll put you in touch
with Oscar.

--It is with great sadness that I have learnt Julian Martelli passed
away early in October this year, 2022. Julian was very active during our
meetings in Molly Malone and participation was always respected by all.
Christine kindly wants to share with us a photo of Julian with her and
friends. You can find the FaceBook link below.

I also include a link for our visit to Toledo in 2008 when Julian came
with us on the day trip.

Julian
https://www.philomadrid.com/2022/11/julian.html

--Jorge has kindly sent us the link to his book which is available for
Free Distribution at:
Evolution of Thought and its Influence on Society and Technology
https://www.adneli.com/store


Please let me know whether you need the Skype link, thanks.


Best and take care
Lawrence


telephone/WhatsApp: 606081813
Email: philomadrid@gmail.com
http://www.philomadrid.com

PhiloMadrid meeting Skype 8:00pm TUESDAY 7th March: Climate change and
social breakdown

Will climate change lead to social breakdown?

 

Will climate change lead to social breakdown?

Short title: Climate change and social breakdown

 

Topic by:  James

Notes by: Lawrence

 

Note: the topic is well documented in both general publications and academic media. A search for “climate change AND social order” should result in a number of possible articles. But here are some links:

 

The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health: A Systematic Descriptive Review

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00074/full

 

Global climate change, war, and population decline in recent human history

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0703073104

 

Why mental health is a priority for action on climate change

https://www.who.int/news/item/03-06-2022-why-mental-health-is-a-priority-for-action-on-climate-change

 

 

There is no doubt that the state of our environment determines our ability to survive in our environment. This natural state of affairs does not matter how our environment changes or what it changes to. What matters from our perspective is whether we have what it takes to survive in a changing environment.

 

If by “social breakdown” we understand the collapse of law and order in a given region we already see such breakdown in various parts of the world. Africa, certain South American countries, and maybe central Asia, Afghanistan comes to mind, are clear examples of social breakdown. The other issue is whether this existing breakdown today is the result of global warming or mismanagement of local resources.

 

Some of the standard arguments about climate change are whether today’s climate change (global warming) is human made or natural. This is a reasonable question since in the past there were climate changes due to non-human activities. The so called Ice Age is one such event.

 

Having said that, we now know that most of today’s climate change is due to human activities. The burning of fossil fuels is often cited as an important cause, maybe followed by dairy farming. But this explanation is too simple and in my opinion misses the real “philosophical” causes.

 

I would argue that the key cause of human made global warming is basically mismanagement of resources. And I use “mismanagement” quite broadly since I would include things we do and things we do not do. The rhetoric about climate change always gives the impression that the causes of climate change are things we do (e.g. drive petrol cars) and hardly mentions things we ought to be doing.

 

One of those things we ought to be doing is to make it financially unviable for companies, individuals and countries to take short cuts in the race to making money or rather profiteering or price gouging. These illegal profits are not channelled back into the local environment where the environmental damage has been caused. And lack of supervision of large scale destruction of local environments makes global warming a certainty.

 

The other thing we should be doing is to recognise ourselves and our environment within the scope of a global context. This means education and information about the world and other people. But it seems human nature to think about us and ours and ignore the rest.

 

Climate change will certainly lead to the breakdown of certain societies, but whether it will lead to violent revolutions and social disorder is something to look out for.

 

Best Lawrence

telephone/WhatsApp: 606081813
Email: philomadrid@gmail.com
http://www.philomadrid.com

 

 

PhiloMadrid meeting Skype 8:00pm TUESDAY 7th March: Climate change and social breakdown