Probably wiser to look at contexts than neurons or even individual psyches in isolation. Maria Popova: "…even the most visionary geniuses are still products of their time and place, and can’t fully escape the limitations and biases of their respective era…"https://twitter.com/anitaleirfall/status/1238418970031636480 …
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"...Cajal notes that a contemplator will master the finest artistic techniques 'without ever feeling the slightest temptation to apply them to a new problem, or to the solution of a hotly contested issue.'" The armchair philosopher, armchair artist, armchair neuroscientist.
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Perhaps Santiago Ramón y Cajal is even referring to the armchair (or meditation cushion) contemplative. This sort of "contemplator," however, ideally brings this aesthetic appreciation with them beyond the cushion and puts their art, their discoveries, into practice.
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The issue that Santiago Ramón y Cajal takes with this scholarly type is also his impracticality. Whether contemplative or intellectual, practical application is key. Spiritual matters are best put into practice for their liberating effects, not merely studied theoretically.pic.twitter.com/6RuIK3gR0x
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"No one would deny the fact that he who knows and acts is the one who counts, not he who knows and falls asleep." Santiago Ramón y Cajal
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