Zen and the Art of Communication
July 10, 2008
Integrity is complete honesty in thought, word, and deed. Once one has established integrity, true communication with others is possible. In order for communication with others to be achieved, the parties must first establish understanding in action. First, understanding in action requires corroborating evidence between the senses. Then, understanding through word, be it sound or action or another form of symbolic trade can be attempted.
Through an application of the second Incompleteness Theorem of Gödel, one can readily understand that communication requires complete trust and cooperation, otherwise, since there are infinitely many interpretations for a sequence of symbols, there is no communication, merely assault. In the case of war, Sun Tzu has ably demonstrated the need for etiquette.
Honour, (i) never lying, cheating, or stealing, and other such lacks of quality, (ii) reporting oneself if such has occured, and (iii) the care of others, is vital when maintaining integrity. One sees oneself clearly in a perfect mirror more readily than a sullied mirror.
Through integrity, when honour is not at stake, various qualities can be expressed. Every individual can achieve their own personal preference with respect to qualities.
The impact of globalisation on human rights
April 25, 2008
On Thursday, 24th April 2008, at about 6pm in the Stone Lecture Theare of the University of Auckland School of Law, Professor Hazledine and Mr. al Attar of the University of Auckland presented a stellar forum on the complex issues facing humanity with respect to the impact of globalisation on human rights.
