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Philosophy Of Measurement

I've been a student of Philosophy since childhood. The convergence of Science, Industry, and Math is of exceptional curiosity to me. Here is a video explaining the concept of measurement as a metaphor. Hope you like it. Measurement technologies reflect and extend what is known. Some people, like Rene Descartes and Sir Isaac Newton, believed that only those things that can be measured can be considered real. In their world if it cannot be measured, it doesn't exist. Measurement technologies are how we relate the unknown to the known. The 4 different kinds of measurement technologies reflect different kinds of understanding of the world or worldviews, not reality. To be technologically sane would be to incorporate these different world views. To be technologically insane would be to identify nature as data.

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A Short History of Banya 5

For the uninitiated, banya is part of traditional Russian bath culture dating back centuries. The popularity of this culture in Seattle has been an awakening. As it has drawn many city dwellers into a therapeutic health regimen that has quickly become part of their lifestyle. This reimagined idea of an urban Russian bathhouse is one that Banya 5 can take a great deal of credit for. And should.

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Darek Mazzone
Cake: A Literary Journal, Vol 1. No. 1

I Published a Literary Journal that was fundamentally about the human condition at a particular time for the USA and its citizens. I wanted to explore the internal workings of my fellow humans as the country was evolving through the Regan-Bush_Clinton era. Each journal came with a Cake recipe, a great collection of photos, and of course..Poetry.

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Writing, PhilosophyDarek Mazzone
Cake: A Literary Journal, Vol 2. No. 1

As my explorations of Humanity progressed I felt it was time to Publish some thoughts of mine and more importantly, fellow artists and thinkers. So I Published a Literary Journal that was fundamentally about the human condition at a particular time for the USA and its citizens.

A Cake Recipe for each edition served to feed the body as well as mind and soul.

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Philosophy, WritingDarek Mazzone
Let’s get to know John M. Goodfellow

Seattle’s John Goodfellow is a shepherd. But not in the traditional sense. He doesn’t meander through pastoral hills guiding animals to graze green grass. Rather, Goodfellow is a shepherd of cosmopolitan cities. The multi-interested, multi-faceted philosopher, author and musician aims to guide and focus the burgeoning cultures within a given bubbling metropolis - all for the sake of fostering deep listening, diverse interactions and real conversations between people.

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Jake Hanson