Book Meme

On Kohlberg’s scale, being willing to question authority, especially when it seems unjust or ridiculous, represents the highest stage of moral development, which is based on abstract reasoning using what he calls “universal ethical principles.”

– Dr. Stephen Larsen: The Fundamentalist Mind

Meme from Greg Newman, Justin Lilly and Brian Rosner, via James Tauber:

  • Grab the nearest book.
  • Open it to page 56.
  • Find the fifth sentence.
  • Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
  • Don’t dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST.

One Response to “Book Meme”

  1. Emily Says:

    “But I also heard the same dream from an old man of daring character, who had lived an active and enterprising life.”

    -Carl G. Jung, ed. “Man and His Symbols.”

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