John Searle
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pmdulaney
3 months ago
What is lacking in our culture is an ethos of what I will call "interpersonal generosity", a spirit of accommodation rather than fault-finding and the taking of offense. In the absence of such an ethos, spontaneity is destroyed, meaningful exchange is inhibited, and a bland uniformity of the social space ensues.
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