tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post8678643398618205036..comments2024-03-29T13:37:11.174+00:00Comments on TPQ: The Children Of Oslo AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-8311436103038418142015-10-30T18:52:15.333+00:002015-10-30T18:52:15.333+00:00Interesting book review. This isn't really new...Interesting book review. This isn't really new territory. I remember studying the same concepts twenty years ago. The writer looks at things from a psychologsists perspective so the studies he relies on may be up to date. However I remember studying these specific themes in philosophy of law. They are age old conundrums. <br /><br />It is definitely a fascinating area and I enjoyed the reviewSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029656112153509987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-81856308910351911622015-10-30T09:40:02.253+00:002015-10-30T09:40:02.253+00:00Simon
agreed there's unlikely to be one absol...Simon<br /><br />agreed there's unlikely to be one absolute cause and yes our lived experience tends greatly to influence our beliefs and determine our prejudices. <br /><br />If one is to get a handle on the 'whys' and 'hows' of life I'd contend firstly its much more fruitful to face the challenge of questioning our own beliefs and owning up to our own biases and Henry JoYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161613445053833181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-13574602655495748072015-10-29T19:57:53.792+00:002015-10-29T19:57:53.792+00:00Henry Joy, my guess is that older black people ten...Henry Joy, my guess is that older black people tend to be less prejudiced than older white people because black people have experienced greater prejudice directed at them earlier in life so have greater empathy and understanding. It's only a guess as there's no one rule or absolute cause but I'd bet it's a factor.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029656112153509987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-33808776926711641432015-10-29T01:05:29.419+00:002015-10-29T01:05:29.419+00:00Simon
thanks for the link to the BBC article.
I f...Simon<br /><br />thanks for the link to the BBC article.<br />I followed on to download the original piece of research on which the BBC article was based.<br /><br />I've only had time to read the abstract as of yet.<br /><br />"<b>Abstract - </b>Older adults express greater prejudice than younger adults, <i>but it is not clear why</i>. In a community based sample, we found that <i>Henry JoYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161613445053833181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-25061180496111950582015-10-28T22:25:17.275+00:002015-10-28T22:25:17.275+00:00AM, I haven't read any Sartre. If I get the ch...AM, I haven't read any Sartre. If I get the chance down the line hopefully I will give him a go. Maybe in two or three years if it's possible, as my backlog of unread books is intimidating as it is.<br /><br />Prisoners on the blanket really lived through harsh times without the added austerity of a lack of reading material. It is apparent from Thomas Clarke's prison diaries that a Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029656112153509987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-54708484053540751022015-10-28T19:26:15.197+00:002015-10-28T19:26:15.197+00:00Simon, The Plague is very good. I am part way thro...Simon, The Plague is very good. I am part way through A Life Worth Living - a book on Camus. Think Henry Joy might have recommended it or I asked him about it a while back. It is good. I found him such an insightful writer. I first came across him (and Sartre) during the blanket protest at a time when they still allowed religious magazines into the cells and there was a particular magazine calledAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-71852320309778530752015-10-28T18:56:38.781+00:002015-10-28T18:56:38.781+00:00AM, I have a few of Camus' works to read here....AM, I have a few of Camus' works to read here. I have read 'The Plague' and a few short stories. Hugely enjoyable and you can see why he had such a following back in his activism days.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029656112153509987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-48321438625127380622015-10-28T18:54:20.318+00:002015-10-28T18:54:20.318+00:00Henry Joy- "You presuppose that becoming less...Henry Joy- "You presuppose that becoming less idealistic is synonymous with becoming more narrow-minded and imply all that is necessarily the product of ageing."<br /><br />I didn't assume synonymity or imply that narrow-mindedness and a drop in idealism are necessarily the product of aging. I mainly asked questions trying to tease out an opinion either way. I understand there is Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029656112153509987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-66532475320944205602015-10-28T13:02:00.724+00:002015-10-28T13:02:00.724+00:00Simon,
I have long been an admirer of Camus since...Simon,<br /><br />I have long been an admirer of Camus since I first read him back in 82. The Outsider remains one of my favourite works of fiction. I also liked a Happy Death which dealt with the same character (one letter of a difference in the name) although in a different setting. I think he was a very insightful observer. Cruise O'Brien's treatment of him in the Modern Masters AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-68590477116073838212015-10-28T10:50:07.319+00:002015-10-28T10:50:07.319+00:00Simon
"... is it a truism that people become...Simon<br /><br /><i>"... is it a truism that people become less idealistic the older they get? ... Do people become less idealistic the older they get and more narrow-minded?"</i><br /><br />You presuppose that becoming less idealistic is synonymous with becoming more narrow-minded and imply all that is necessarily the product of ageing. <br /><br />I'd contend that the dropping ofHenry JoYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161613445053833181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-58784257511081096392015-10-27T21:07:55.807+00:002015-10-27T21:07:55.807+00:00I have much admiration for Camus. He wrote magnifi...I have much admiration for Camus. He wrote magnificent stories and worked hard in his fight against Nazis. <br /><br />However, is it a truism that people become less idealistic the older they get? I read recently about how people become more bigoted the older they get. Do hard life lessons narrow people's views? Or what is it? Do people become less idealistic the older they get and more Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029656112153509987noreply@blogger.com