OUTSIDER'S OBSERVATIONS ON CARL N. COLAVITO
Infinite Discoveries:
Discussion on Rational Discourse with Dr. Carl Colavito
” You asked me how to promote rational discourse, my immediate answer is use it, model it, that is what I found to most effective when you do that onlookers don’t seem to be as embodied to kind of go off the rails- basically you have a much better chance of getting people who want to continue along that line- maybe it gives them permission- I don’t know how to look at it, I just know that it works.”
From The Podcast:
“I’ve had thousands of discussions, arguments, etc., many productive some not so productive but I learned form all of them. I hope I learned from all of them.. This rational discourse… has led to productive dialogues with community building. … (W)e’ve had heated arguments- don’t get me wrong- but they’ve been without the angst and the unhealthy conflict that often is associated with arguments. “
” You asked me how to promote rational discourse, my immediate answer is use it, model it, that is what I found to most effective when you do that onlookers don’t seem to be as embodied to kind of go off the rails- basically you have a much better chance of getting people who want to continue along that line- maybe it gives them permission- I don’t know how to look at it, I just know that it works.”
From The Podcast:
“I’ve had thousands of discussions, arguments, etc., many productive some not so productive but I learned form all of them. I hope I learned from all of them.. This rational discourse… has led to productive dialogues with community building. … (W)e’ve had heated arguments- don’t get me wrong- but they’ve been without the angst and the unhealthy conflict that often is associated with arguments. “
Carl N. Colavito moderating a Socratic Dialogue “What is Love?”
Kimbrough, Bold City brew in hand, introduces the slam’s guest speaker, FSCJ’s Carl Colavito, calling him “a Socratic kind of guy.” He is also bald, bearded and exudes a level of serenity otherwise seen only in Operating Thetans. … He takes the stage and …(o)ver the next hour-and-a-half, … engages each contributor; the philosophical ping-pong is no more or less aggressive than the actual game being played on a table across the room.” (Excerpt from Folio article)
Carl N. Colavito moderating a Socratic Dialogue “What is Love?”
Kimbrough, Bold City brew in hand, introduces the slam’s guest speaker, FSCJ’s Carl Colavito, calling him “a Socratic kind of guy.” He is also bald, bearded and exudes a level of serenity otherwise seen only in Operating Thetans. … He takes the stage and …(o)ver the next hour-and-a-half, … engages each contributor; the philosophical ping-pong is no more or less aggressive than the actual game being played on a table across the room.” (Excerpt from Folio article)
Carl N. Colavito: Faculty Spotlight
From The Interview:
“I have a passion for people and- I think a lot of them don’t know what they’re capable of or what they’re capable of becoming.”
Future You: The happiness and success of the person you will become is directly related to the quality of your decisions today.
From The Interview:
“I have a passion for people and- I think a lot of them don’t know what they’re capable of or what they’re capable of becoming.”
Future You: The happiness and success of the person you will become is directly related to the quality of your decisions today.
Voyage Jacksonville Magazine:
Meet Carl Colavito of Westside
My “work” is in helping people get to know all of who they are so they can develop their faculties, recognize their value, and see humanity in others. I specialize in a Socratic form of communication where I find out where people are through sincerely caring about them and sharing life stories with them, and asking questions so they get in the habit of asking themselves questions.
From The Interview:
“I suppose I am known for making people feel comfortable enough to be all or more of themselves. No one is perfect, but in our striving to be our best selves there is honor and joy.”
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From The Interview:
“I suppose I am known for making people feel comfortable enough to be all or more of themselves. No one is perfect, but in our striving to be our best selves there is honor and joy.”
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Quoted from the fictional journal article:
“Colavitan Discourse was based on the intuitive, yet practically revolutionary, premise that in proper discourse there are only winners and no losers. For Colavito, the goal of discourse was truth, rather than political expediency or self-justification, and Rational Discourse provides a number of powerful methods for approaching truth … “
This is an exceedingly clever mock journal article from a future apparently in need of some Rational Discourse. It was written for me as a birthday present from my nephew Dr. James Thieke. I include it here because it illustrates the possible value in the method proffered in my recent book and does so in an entertaining yet scholarly style. Dr. James Thieke is impressive!
* A copy of an editorial article from the British Journal of Post-Post-Post-Postmodern Political Philosophy, Spring 2275 Issue
* A copy of an editorial article from the British Journal of Post-Post-Post-Postmodern Political Philosophy, Spring 2275 Issue
This is an exceedingly clever mock journal article from a future apparently in need of some Rational Discourse. It was written for me as a birthday present from my nephew Dr. James Thieke. I include it here because it illustrates the possible value in the method proffered in my recent book and does so in an entertaining yet scholarly style. Dr. James Thieke is impressive!