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Welcome to my blog! I discuss important ideas and theories from philosophy, psychology, spirituality, and history. If you are interested in a particular category, you can access its blog posts by clicking on the menu above. My latest posts are:
- Marilyn Charles and the Patterns of the Mind
- René Descartes and the benefit of the doubt
- Erich Fromm and the Discontents of Materialism
- Primo Levi and the teachings of Auschwitz
- Speaking Truth to Power: The Trial of Socrates
Marilyn Charles and the Patterns of the Mind
In her book Patterns: Building Blocks of Experience, the psychoanalyst Dr. Marilyn Charles describes her perspective on the structure of the mind. She outlines how preverbal experiences of young children shape their minds and colour the world they live in as adults. Many books about psychology focus on certain types of neurotic, maladaptive behaviors and what childhoodContinue reading “Marilyn Charles and the Patterns of the Mind”
René Descartes and the benefit of the doubt
The French philosopher René Descartes is best-known for his statement Cogito, ergo sum – I think, therefore I am. But what is the deeper philosophy behind this statement? When trying to understand Descartes’ philosophy, it is important to bear in mind that he was not only a philosopher, but also a mathematician – any high school student hasContinue reading “René Descartes and the benefit of the doubt”
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