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Category: Psychology
The Desire to be Loved and the Ability to Love — Atwood Vs. Dostoevsky and Buddhism
The tension between the desire to be loved and the need for personal freedom is rooted in the idea that … More
“Tell them I’ve had a wonderful life.”
Just before losing consciousness at his doctor’s home in Cambridge, the Austrian-British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein told the doctor’s wife: “Tell … More
“You are the world”–J. Krishnamurti
Claude Explicates: The sentence appears across five decades of Krishnamurti’s talks. It shows up as “you are the world, and … More
Valuing the lives of others? Self-sacrifice? Ah, well, who knows what’s right, what’s wrong
Freedom
The Task of Social Sciences and Humanities
“The main task before social sciences and humanities is to help man end the hate in himself and in others. … More
The All-Too-Human Love
“I have so little faith in human love, this all-too-human love, including that of mine for another. Yet the need … More
Pride and Humility
Neither pride is a vice nor humility is a virtue. Where there is correct understanding, there is neither pride nor … More
Living with Love?
The problem with love is that it comes with the string called life. Life can be so messy, so complicated, … More
