Taking on the topic of 'Accountability' next, as suggested by one of Banter no. 1's attendees: It could be as heated and polarizing as taking on who's accountable in the BP spill, but I have hopes that we will weave more deeply by delving into the philosophy of accountability:
What does it even mean to be accountable? How would you describe the sensations of feeling accountable? What is it that we squirm away from when we either feel accountable but don't want to be, or when we want someone else to be accountable and observe them not being? What leads you, personally, in deciding, weighing out, attributing accountability (to yourself or to an Other)? Is it the grand narrative that you subscribe to (which is what)? Is it an innate/ or non-innate sense of right and wrong (where do you pick that up from)? What in us likes to see accountability placed correctly? What is a world (or a relationship) that embraces accountability, what is a world (or a relationship) that doesn't?
So let's get our hands dirty with this one.
Bring on the discourse,
& please don't be afraid to come.
I assure you that your mind is rockin' some corridors none of the rest of us even knew were there.
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The above, backed by loads of reading that focused on discovering our own grand narratives around accountability, blame, guilt, etc., resulted in a good round table discourse despite varying abilities of objectivity. Objectivity will be a particular challenge in a community not teeming with academia's exacting blade that cuts foremost at its own belief systems, but I think it can be cultivated/sharpened with or without a university. Good Will Hunting style--all you need is a library card.
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