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Quotes
In this sections, we publish and look for innovative, inspiring and insightful quotes from all fields and times – again with short explanations.
We are happy to accept ideas and examples with short explanations and the author’s/contributor’s name. After editorial review, we may then publish them. Please send your contributions to: info@be-design.info
Stupid words and stupid sayings
Peculiar misunderstandings and, at times, terrible fashions have sneaked into our language, and, in so doing, determine our thoughts without us being really aware of it. The words are simply used, used up, as if they wouldn’t constitute a problem – but, thinking is very much rooted in discourse, and this discourse predominantly takes place in the form of language. This is why we need to think about these stupidities and buzzwords and why they should be published together with short reflections.
We are happy to accept ideas and examples with short explanations and the author’s/contributor’s name. After editorial review, we may then publish them. Please send your contributions to: info@be-design.info
Anagrams
Anagrams (originally from Greek ἀναγράφειν anagráphein = rewrite) are words formed by rearranging the letters of a different word. Surprisingly often, anagrams are like a mirror – or distorting mirror – in relation to the source word; sometimes as a paradox, other times as enlightenment. There is obviously something the old and the newly formed words have in common. Anagrams are a source of linguistic imagination, they engender associations and they are simply a great type of game.
Fox wrote this in 1851 on the occasion of the opening of Paxton’s Crystal Palace. He thus described the beginning of the amazing development from urban conservatories to the large department stores in the second half of the 19th century. … Weiterlesen
Because such a world believes itself to possess knowledge and truth – and will always try to enforce these to design society, or even the whole world, accordingly. The fully enlightened world does not tolerate secrets – and hence it … Weiterlesen
Goethe already stated that one could only see what one knows. This was further substantiated by the physicist Helmholtz around 1850, who was able to proof that the human eye could neither see right angles nor parallel lines. It is … Weiterlesen
Only fatalistic egocentricity wants to believe that what one perceives as I is really what the I is.
Fortunately, Heine did not live to experience other vehicles and airplanes that kill space. But, because we treat time and space as a whole, the impression of an acceleration of time intensifies.
