My Stories
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“I would like to hear human rights narrative complemented with human obligations. One cannot go without the other. And the highest obligation we as humans can have is respect for each other. And respect has to be earned. And we are doing very little about it, except moneywise.” I have posted this comment on an idealistic article about human rights at ABC’s Online Opinion. I hope that it will start realistic discussions about what makes us human and which obligations and responsibilities we as humans have. And we have many obligations… We are obliged to help each other. We are obliged to understand each other – not to fear and hate each other. And we are obliged to leave a better world to our children – in every possible aspect. The list is endless, but we need to start working on it and start to fulfil our obligations. Only this can make us truly human, worthy of all imaginable rights… --- (Author’s note: Funny... Since my book was published, I received few surprising comments from legal professionals that could be summed up as: “What means to be human was never a part of curriculum...”)
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The book that refuses to be tamed by an impatient reader... Despite very simple language, Damir Ibrisimovic’s stories are not an easy read. The reason is simple. The huge volume of finds in cognitive psychology and other life sciences demanded a coherent articulation. Such articulations cannot always follow our usual (habitual) thoughts. And this could be a challenge to an impatient reader... My Stories are the author’s explorations of how we see the world we live in and ourselves within it – on the basis of the latest findings in the cognitive psychology and with the Complex Adaptive Systems Theory in the background. It introduces a triangular base of cognitive processes: genetic, cultural and personal; exploring each aspect separately. By establishing introspection as a scientific discipline – Know Thyself Discipline – author explores our cognitive processes, how they may have evolved and probable future evolutionary trends. The picture also grows into how we accumulate and share personal experiences cultivating our cultural knowledge base. The impacts of finds on the science in general are also in the mix of short stories interconnected at various levels of abstractions. With a mix of metaphors, catchphrases, humor and other poetic-like tools Ibrisimovic invites non-habitual thoughts and active participation. Contemplative readers, from all walks of life, are invited to use the book as a workbook with enough room for their comments. Readers are also invited to contribute on the author’s discussion group for a peer reviewed second edition. Significant contributions would change the title of the book into Our Stories.
About the Author
Damir Ibrisimovic was born in Zagreb, Croatia, and studied at the University of Zagreb, where so-called artificial languages caught his interest. Soon, he focused on their subset - computer languages. He was employed by National Bank of Croatia to design, develop and implement applications including a small query language for reporting. But decay of the nation’s spirit threatened his own so he resigned in 1985 and relocated to Sydney, Australia. After more than two years with Coopers & Lybrand, he accepted an offer from CSC (then CSA) where he was Senior Application Consultant. This is his first book based upon his website: http://users.zipworld.com.au/~damir (since October 2000). Although retired, he continues his work on theory of Mind based upon perception and with Complex Adaptive Systems theory in the background.