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Hippies 2.0
This post is in response to Caprice Part II and will be brief. Much of the content of this post is based on the BBC documentary ‘Century of the Self’ (post linked here) Part 3 (video linked here). In the … Continue reading
Posted in Active Philosophy
Tagged active, Active Philosophy, breaking point, brief thought, capitalism, caprice, Century of the Self, change, conscious, creativity, Documentary, evolve, freedom, hippie, hippies 2.0, individual, indvidual vs. group, limits, movement, paradigm, peace, Philosophy, Reagan, society, the 80's, whims
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Caprice – Part II
This is a continuation of Caprice and Self Control, which got started really with The Calculus of Decisions. Every day a person wakes up with a different disposition, with minute chemical changes shifting our moods and hungers. The world seems … Continue reading
Posted in Active Philosophy
Tagged active, caprice, change, chemistry, choices, consistency, culture, disposition, hunger, individual, institutions, mass transit, moods, salvation, science, technology, television, thoughts, whims, will, work
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Self Control
This post is in response to Caprice. It is also a continuation The Calculus of Decisions. I want to comment on a couple of themes that have been appearing on this blog. The first, of course, is active philosophy. How … Continue reading
Posted in General Philosophies
Tagged achievement, active, caclculus, caprice, choice, colbert, conscious, decision, emotion, ethics, Freud, Fromm, frustration, goals, how we decide, jonah, lehrer, philosohpy, ration, rationality, report, self, subconscious
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Caprice
This is in response to Faith. Something said one day doesn’t sound as correct the next. How to overcome this/take on grand projects? For example, I look back on my old posts and cringe. Then I read them again and … Continue reading
