tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515623400892045324.post4177988360108049861..comments2020-03-11T19:55:50.854-04:00Comments on Art & Document: "Love in Action"Timothy Cahillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603395656560067724noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515623400892045324.post-45228315154393560652011-01-31T21:20:30.971-05:002011-01-31T21:20:30.971-05:00Amen, Gayle. The meaning of our lives is measured ...Amen, Gayle. The meaning of our lives is measured by what we bring to others, and, for some, to humanity as a whole. Some people do pure research that forms the basis of future discoveries; others make the breakthroughs that change lives. It matters if those changes are for the good of society or simply for profit. It is not enough to absolve ourselves by claiming we are cogs in a machine or insisting that if we didn't do the thing, someone else would. Courage avails itself equally to all.Timothy Cahillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10603395656560067724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5515623400892045324.post-90445990431980390742011-01-25T14:03:50.721-05:002011-01-25T14:03:50.721-05:00Thanks, Tim, for sharing my essay on MLK.
What&#...Thanks, Tim, for sharing my essay on MLK. <br /><br />What's so interesting to me since we've started to converse about our work is how many similarities there are between the goals of art and science. That same pressure to value the "artist's essential autonomy" rather than expecting that it could, or should, serve "a cause higher than itself" is similar to the scientific expectation of detachment and the 'objective' pursuit of knowledge without investment in what it is we're studying. This is said to reduce bias, and sociology (especially qualitative researchers) have always dealt with this when analyzing social problems. <br /><br />People like MLK and Gandhi inspire me to think differently. Yes, there is art for the sake of art; knowledge for the sake of knowledge. But in those moments when art and knowledge come together in a way that contributes to elevated consciousness and social betterment...that's magic. That's the kind of world I want to live in.Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00278601389367706098noreply@blogger.com