{"id":18854,"date":"2013-01-22T05:43:21","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T05:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=18854"},"modified":"2013-01-22T05:44:07","modified_gmt":"2013-01-22T05:44:07","slug":"mindlessness-and-mindfulness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=18854","title":{"rendered":"Mindlessness and Mindfulness"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the midst of writing a lengthy post, it may eventually become my longest, about Socrates<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

There’s no assurance that volume will equate with importance – most likely, the opposite. The post began as a book review and then grew to two books, then I reversed course and started over; it has been unusually slow going because the subject matter has forced me to stop periodically and uncomfortably rethink my assumptions – and then pick up new books. In one sense, there’s no hurry. After all, Socrates will still be just as relevant or not when I finish blogging about him than when I began. On the other hand, the spirit of our times calls out for Socrates’\u00a0techne logon<\/em>, his “craftsmanship of reason”, so I keep plugging away at it.<\/p>\n

The flip side to this intense focus has been an increasing desire for a little mindless entertainment. So, I started watching Sons of Anarchy<\/a><\/strong> of my iPad, Season One. So far, It’s fun:<\/p>\n