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Laziness does not exist
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Frantz Fanon’s enduring legacy – The post-colonial thinker’s seminal book, “The Wretched of the Earth,” described political oppression in psychological terms
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Studies suggest that relying on will power is hopeless [to eliminate bad habits]. Instead, we must find strategies that don’t require us to be strong.
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Intro to Carl Jung and Jungian Psychoanalytics
Does anyone have any short-to-medium length content that clearly introduces the ideas of Jung? I don't mind it being dense philosophically, but there's sort of this deliberate obfuscation of ideas...
Does anyone have any short-to-medium length content that clearly introduces the ideas of Jung?
I don't mind it being dense philosophically, but there's sort of this deliberate obfuscation of ideas that Jungian content creators utilize towards some end.
In philosophy, specific terms and jargon is necessary to ensure philosophical precision of the idea being presented. If one looks up said jargon, they can gain context about what's being communicated.
As far as Jung content online goes, there's a lot of jargon being used, but I'd wager about 50% of it is made up on the fly. When looked up, the term often either doesn't exist, is an adhoc portmanteau of two random terms, or simply doesn't make sense within the context it's used. Why? It seems like they deliberately are obfuscating their ideas for seemingly no reason. Perhaps there's a perceived invulnerability to criticism if your position on basic ideas can't be nailed down?
It seems that Jordan Peterson is the most prominent idea-obfuscator in this tradition, but I understand why he does it; some of his audience likely wouldn't care for the fact that he's likely what they'd describe as an atheist if you were able to pin down the ideas he conveys (e.g., Christ is but one of many manifestations of a Jungian archetype.)
Kinds of content I'm looking for:
- Newb friendly
- Clearly communicates ideas
- Philosophically precise
- Critical, but not polemic (i.e., no "debunking" videos)
- Video/audio/books preferred
Thank you in advance (:
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Why people believe their own lies - The George Santos syndrome
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The villa where doctors experimented on children
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How disappearance became a global weapon of psychological control, fifty years on from Chile’s US-backed coup
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Icono: A universal language that shows what it says
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Looking for sources related to "The Repetitive Nature of Human Tribulations"
Hello everyone :) I write as a hobby and have had an article in my drafts for a long, long time. In essence, I'd like to discuss the "repetitive nature of human tribulations/suffering/life", that...
Hello everyone :)
I write as a hobby and have had an article in my drafts for a long, long time. In essence, I'd like to discuss the "repetitive nature of human tribulations/suffering/life", that is, the fact that regardless of superficial characteristics we all are confronted with extremely similar circumstances throughout our lives.
Whether it's 10 years into our lives or 40, there's joy, heartbreak, loss, a need to belong, some desire for freedom, a need for a purpose, lack of direction, obsession with a newly found direction, etc.
I'd love to come across poets, philosophers, psychologists, etc who have touched upon this subject: we are not defined by our circumstances, as they are, in very broad strokes, largely the same, but by how we are able to adapt and reinvent ourselves amidst those same circumstances.
Looking forward for your answers :)
Thanks!
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A brief look at Jordan Peterson
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Adam Curtis documentaries
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Reading to improve language skills? Focus on fiction rather than non-fiction
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Taming the Beast: The Inner Battle for Control
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Searching for Mr. X - For eight years, a man without a memory lived among strangers at a hospital in Mississippi. But was recovering his identity the happy ending he was looking for?
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The history of humiliation points to the future of human dignity
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Was Wilhelm Wundt a "Nazi"?: Volkerpsychologie, Racism and Anti-Semitism by Adrian Brock
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The transatlantic element: Psychoanalysis, exile, circulation of ideas and institutionalization between Spain and Argentina
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A theory of creepiness
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Creeps and creepiness
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What predicts professional philosophers’ views?
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The truth about lying
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Extraversion, happiness, and the pandemic
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The erosion of deep literacy
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There's nothing "WEIRD" about conspiracy theories
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Why do we feel nostalgia? | Clay Routledge
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Why are we in the West so weird? A theory
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Which is "Bouba", and which is "Kiki"?
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Is religion a flawed play-style for humans and if so, why did it arise in the first place? (Feat. TierZoo)
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The erosion of deep literacy
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The great toilet paper scare of 1973
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The play deficit
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The hypersane are among us, if only we are prepared to look
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What do you think about MBTI theory?
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The suburban uncanny
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The 'debate of the century': What happened when Jordan Peterson debated Slavoj Žižek
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The intellectual we deserve – Jordan Peterson's popularity is the sign of a deeply impoverished political and intellectual landscape
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Hearing hate speech primes your brain for hateful actions
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How to study abusers: Should reading lists come with a content warning?
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Human language may have evolved to help our ancestors make tools
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Skim reading is the new normal. The effect on society is profound
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Why the left is so afraid of Jordan Peterson
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Mass authentic
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Is compassion fatigue inevitable in an age of 24-hour news?
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Peterson’s complaint
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The intellectual we deserve: Jordan Peterson’s popularity is the sign of a deeply impoverished political and intellectual landscape
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I was Jordan Peterson’s strongest supporter. Now I think he’s dangerous
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Here’s how you can donate to Jordan Peterson and help him return to his home year of 1952
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