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The ever energetic Kalu is at it again, and I look forward to see what his results are from this piece of research. I have long 'played' (seriously) with the problematics of how human beings "define," "conceptualize," and "operationalize" something called "fear" (by any other name, and, I am using English here because it is the only language I speak and know of, while admitting it is horribly biased from a global perspective of multiple languages, cultures and ways of knowing). I have published already on this search of mine, which is never ending. One thing I have mind-shifted on over the years is to focus less on the question "What is fear?" (as the only way to search for a definition or description, with a tendency toward only a rational-minded and logical deductive approach) to the question I find more fruitful "How do we best know fear?" (this latter, emphasizing an epistemic-based approach)--of course, both questions are useful for inquiry, and maybe there are even better questions to ask--that is what philosophers tend to always search for, and less a search for "the" answer per se.
Kalu, in my view, has taken two avenues of expression and good research attitude in this study of his: (1) "creative definitions or descriptions" - yes, we really need to be creative with this and, (2) his title "Search for a Tentative Definition of Fear" -- I love this open-minded approach! Good for you, Kalu.
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The ever energetic Kalu is at it again, and I look forward to see what his results are from this piece of research. I have long 'played' (seriously) with the problematics of how human beings "define," "conceptualize," and "operationalize" something called "fear" (by any other name, and, I am using English here because it is the only language I speak and know of, while admitting it is horribly biased from a global perspective of multiple languages, cultures and ways of knowing). I have published already on this search of mine, which is never ending. One thing I have mind-shifted on over the years is to focus less on the question "What is fear?" (as the only way to search for a definition or description, with a tendency toward only a rational-minded and logical deductive approach) to the question I find more fruitful "How do we best know fear?" (this latter, emphasizing an epistemic-based approach)--of course, both questions are useful for inquiry, and maybe there are even better questions to ask--that is what philosophers tend to always search for, and less a search for "the" answer per se.
Kalu, in my view, has taken two avenues of expression and good research attitude in this study of his: (1) "creative definitions or descriptions" - yes, we really need to be creative with this and, (2) his title "Search for a Tentative Definition of Fear" -- I love this open-minded approach! Good for you, Kalu.