Leon Conrad- MA, GTCL, LTCL, LRAM
- Researcher at Co-Founder: Academy of Oratory; Founder: The Traditional Tutor; Orator in Residence: The Next Society Institute
Leon Conrad
- MA, GTCL, LTCL, LRAM
- Researcher at Co-Founder: Academy of Oratory; Founder: The Traditional Tutor; Orator in Residence: The Next Society Institute
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Introduction
Writer and independent researcher developing an original methodology to analyse story structure (sjuzhet) using George Spencer-Brown's Calculus of Indications (CoI) in 'Laws of Form'.
I've previously shown how the CoI can make working with classical (perennial) logic easier, faster, and more intuitive.
I have an academic and practitioner's interest in historic needlework - esp. English 16th & 17th C embroidery.
My MA thesis on 16th & 17th C English Woven and Embroidered Textile Bookbindings examines >200 examples from a range of classes. The previous study, in 1899, looked at c. 50 examples drawn solely from royal and court circles.
I reconstructed the method of working an Elizabethan embroidery stitch known as 'Plaited Braid Stitch', knowledge of which had been lost for 400 years.
Current institution
Co-Founder: Academy of Oratory; Founder: The Traditional Tutor; Orator in Residence: The Next Society Institute
Current position
- Researcher
Publications
Publications (17)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS7RJ9H_s6o&feature=youtu.be
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George Spencer-Brown is the author (among other works) of the undeservedly little-known book, 'Laws of Form', which was a major inspiration for Niklas Luhmann. But what inspired George Spencer-Brown?
This paper explores two key influences on George Spencer-Brown and his wor...
In this Lecture on the integrated and integrative qualities of the Liberal Arts, I offer up a non-linear way of looking at the Liberal Arts, exploring the links between the word-based Trivium and the number-based Quadrivium in novel ways. I draw on the work of George Spencer-Brown to show innovations in logic that take the practice of logic back to...
Open Discussion Group - Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/theunknownstoryteller/
Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/WhyDoesStoryStory/
Exploring the application of George Spencer-Brown's Calculus of Indications in 'Laws of Form' to the analysis of story structure.
Presentation for The ANPA Gathering, 2019
The application of George Spencer-Brown's Calculus of Indications in 'Laws of Form' to the analysis of story structure.
Presentation for the LoF50 Conference, 2019
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1st publication of 'Laws of Form'
A video of the talk will be available on line as part of West Den Haag's exhibition, Alphabetum III (28 Sep 19 -...
This article seeks to outline a link between true journalism and the 'jus naturale' which underlies the notion of human rights. It argues that the link between them sustains and is sustained by the role that true journalists play in society, within the boundaries of a free press, regulated by independent bodies which uphold agreed standards. The ar...
An exploration of the proposition that there is no distinction between story and life.
Imagine you’re in a room, looking at a colourful grid of many different shapes spread out on a wall. There’s something intriguing about it – something almost magical. There are triangles, circles, squares, stars. Each has something on it – a word or diagram. There’s one shape of each colour … placed in a strange formation … what could the underlyin...
30 Cultural Riddles featuring stories from history designed to intrigue, tease, inform and enlighten. Designed to accompany the Odyssey Dynamic Learning System, but can be enjoyed on their own for fun and curiosity.
Purpose
– The traditional liberal-arts curriculum of the word-based Trivium (grammar, dialectic/logic, rhetoric) and the number-based Quadrivium (arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, music) has an intrinsic unity. Used in an integrated way, it provides a tool for self-development, self-realisation and self-integration. The purpose of this paper is to o...
How do words reflect meaning? How can a forgotten classification of words help us reconnect to that meaning - and to a meaningful existence? And what does a marimba have to do with it?
An analysis of rhetorical stance and rhetorical language in relation to the London riots of 6-10 August 2011 (published in Russian)
Three variations on the Plaited Braid Stitch outlined, along with a working of Twisted Chain Stitch
An analysis of a complex stitch used in 16th and 17th Century English Embroidery which critiques previously published work (Grace Christie, Samplers and Stitches) and offers a mode of working which is closer to original practice for the first time in 400 years.
