Indexed Notes by Topic
Memento Mori
Definition:
- Latin term that reminds us we will all die.
Insights:
- Understanding impermanence is important to understand art - all art brings something new into the world, but newness fades.
Operant Conditioning
Insights:
- Cues that lead to rewards create habits: if you are rewarded after doing something, you are likely to do it again.
References:
- B.F. Skinner - the concept of operant conditioning.
Ubuntu
Definition:
- An African philosophy based on the belief that we belong to a greater whole, that is bigger than ourselves.
References:
- Nelson Mandela - Ubuntu does not mean that we should not enrich ourselves, but that it should be done in conjunction with the betterment of the community.