This is the userpage ofSlrubenstein, a great guy and a dedicated and skillful Wikipedian, who contributed more than 30,000 edits to Wikipedia since hisfirst edit on December 12, 2001 to hislast on March 1st 2012.
Being acultural anthropologist by profession he made most of his contributions in areas related to humanculture, but he was also a prolific editor in other areas, contributing hundreds of edits to pages such asJesus,Race andFranz Boas. In the world of academia he was a recognized expert on the culture of theShuar people ofEcuador, as well as an ardent spokesperson forindigenous rights. He was also a dedicated proponent of free knowledge, and over the 11 years he edited he also made many important contributions to developing the basic policies and guidelines by which Wikipedia operates. He will be sorely missed by the Wikipedia community and by all who knew him.
The tale of the fool, the naif, the adventurer, the wiseacre, may be the best weapon against the myths of the state.
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Hi. I used to believe I had nothing to say about myself beyond what I contribute to articles, which I hope reflects my knowledge and interests but not my biases, and to talk pages, in which I try to be honest about my biases, especially if someone asks. I still think that as a Wikipedian I am best judged bymy work on Wikipedia, although those who now care to, may judge me bywhat I read andwhat I watch. Of course, I am always willing to answer a question if youask me.
Anyway, I now believe I can do what so many other Wikipedians have done on their user pages: introduce myself:
Everyone hasone question. Forthe Little Prince, the question is whether his drawing #1 frightened them. If they answer "Why should I be frightened of a hat?" he knew that they understand nothing.
If the person answers yes (or can answer yes to an appropriate addition), I know they will understand why the fact that I thinkthe Bible was written by human beings and that many parts of it are not historically accurate does not mean that I think it a fraud or an anachronism, nor does it mean that I am a blaspheming heretic, but on the contrary that I believe it to be a divinely profound and truthful work. And if the person answers yes, they will understand why as ascientist I think that research with living people, the aim of which is to understand how they make meaning of their lives and their world — something that cannot be measured and subjected to statistical analysis, and research that is not reproducible — is nevertheless among the most significant and valuable research one can conduct and learn from.If the person answers "no," I know that they understand nothing.
Idiot. Above her head was the only stable place in the cosmos, the only refuge from the damnation of the panta rei, and she guessed it was the Pendulum's business, not hers. A moment later the couple went off — he, trained on some textbook that had blunted his capacity for wonder, she, inert and insensitive to the thrill of the infinite, both oblivious of the awesomeness of their encounter — their first and last encounter — with the One, the Ein-Sof, the Ineffable. How could you fail to kneel down before this altar of certitude?
Foucault's pendulum does not rotate. It swings back and forth, as the earth rotates beneath it
Thereis one other question I think is rather important (actually, I suspect "my one question" is really a corollary of this question, or this question is just a cruder version of "my one question"):
Do you believe that a text has only one true meaning, generally that intended by the author of the text?
If you answer "yes," you are, by my definition, a fundamentalist, whether the text you are thinking of isThe Bible,The Communist Manifesto,Euclid's Elements,Moby-Dick, or something else. If this be the case, sooner or later you and I will find it very hard to understand each other.
At the corner of 26th street and Broadway A man stands every evening during the winter months And gets beds for the homeless there
By appealing to passers-by.
It won't change the world
It won't improve relations among men It will not shorten the age of exploitation But a few men have a bed for the night For the night the wind is kept from them
The snow meant for them falls on the roadway.
Don't put down the book on reading this, man.
A few people have a bed for the night
For the night the wind is kept from them The snow meant for them falls on the roadway But it won't change the world It won't improve relations among men
It will not shorten the age of exploitation.
On the Critical Attitude
The critical attitude
Strikes many people as unfruitful That is because they find the state Impervious to their criticism But what in this case is an unfruitful attitude Is merely a feeble attitude. Give criticism arms
And states can be demolished by it.
Canalising a river
Grafting a fruit tree Educating a person Transforming a state These are instances of fruitful criticism
And at the same time instances of art.
Comments or Questions for me
Since I have been here people have posted questions and comments to my user page and talk page indiscriminately. I have archived all of this material on this page. But if you wish to make a comment, please do so on mytalk page.
The rest of this page is somewhat self-indulgent
Some pages I care about
Since I started contributing to Wikipedia I have edited a number of pages. However, there are a few where I am especially proud of the research I did in order to contribute to the article:
The Durova Incident (by JzG) (Note: I care about this very clear-headed and informative analysis of one of the many overblown incidents here that are symptomatic of a whole set of systemic problems at Wikipedia. I did not play any significant role in the incident, and did not write or edit this page.)
For repetitive anonymous vandalism, particularly where registered to a school or other kind of responsiveISP, consider listing it onWikipedia:Abuse reports.
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