Psychoanalyst Virginia Goldner distinguishes between two types of safety in relationships, “the flaccid safety of permanent coziness,” maintained by ignoring…
Friendship Paradox
“Why Your Friends Have More Friends Than You” is a 1991 paper from Scott Feld published in the American Journal…
People I Like
“I like some people for their intellect. I like some people for their humility. It is terrific, of course, if…
Deep Thinking
“Deep thinking invites either suffering or liberation.”—D. Samarender Reddy
Devoted to Being Alone
She happyI happyNo pointTogetherUnhappy.This secretFew knowAlonenessDevoteesBlessed.
Feminism for Women by Julie Bindel
Bindel, who believes, not without reason, that misogyny is on the rise and that women are in growing danger of…
Relevance of Rawls’ “Ideal Theory”
Surely Mills is right that just policies must recognize and respond to existing racial disparities and other injustices. The policies…
Quitting Books
What do you want out of reading? And, more importantly, is the book that you’re currently reading helping bring that…
Truth’s Abode
“In sights and sounds, in smells and tastes, and in touch and thoughts do not look for the Truth. Look…
A good life doesn’t have to be happy, or even meaningful
What does a good life look like to you? For some, the phrase may conjure up images of a close-knit…
