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The Search/Propoganda
Every moment is spent in search. Is it really right in front of us? – Satori? And what happens once we’ve found that moment? Should we drop everything and clutch it for the remainder of life? Is it to be … Continue reading
Posted in Active Philosophy
Tagged advertisements, america, capitalism, China, communism, propoganda, psychology, sadness, work
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Wittgenstein on Philosophy, Pt. III
This follows Wittgenstein on Philosophy, Pt II. and Wittgenstein on Philosophy. We will now explore the reasons Wittgenstein gives for our philosophical misunderstandings. “(a) The tendency to look for something in common to all the entities which we commonly subsume … Continue reading
Posted in General Philosophies
Tagged agriculture, ants, confusion, ethics, food, Heidegger, language, language games, Ludwig Wittgenstein, mechanism, mental state, misunderstanding, morality, Philosophy, psychology, thinking, thought, understanding, values, Wittgenstein
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Listen, Little Man
From a book of the same name by Wilhelm Reich, the “hero” of Century of the Self Part III; the psychoanalyst who showed us a way out of the Freudian embrace of the unconscious consuming mind, inspiration to millions of … Continue reading
Posted in Active Philosophy, Quotes
Tagged animal, Century of the Self, creating, Freud, genius, giving, jesus, knowledge, life function, Lincoln, nature, New Left, patriotism, psychoanalyst, psychology, religion, revolution, war, Wilhelm Reich
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Convention
Each day there are more people on this Earth. Carbon dioxide levels continue to rise to what climatologists estimate may be the highest in millions of years. At the same time, there are some that insist vehemently that our way … Continue reading
Posted in Quick Ideas
Tagged 1984, attitude, capitalism, censorship, choice, climate change, convention, decision, doublespeak, earth, fate, George Orwell, global warming, green, justice, logic, media, new, norms, orthodoxy, possibility, poverty, prejudice, progress, propoganda, psychology, record heat, research, slogan, temperature, thought, truth, Wittgenstein, work
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Century of the Self
I just watched this whole series and I think I need to rewatch it. It offers a very interesting account of institutions, American history, psychology, capitalism, advertising, government, identity, cooperations, public relations, the public, mob mentality, World Wars, Hitler, Sigmund … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Documentary Ideas
Tagged 20th century, advertising, america, american, Anna, capitalism, century, Century of the Self, Documentary, focus groups, Freud, government, history, Hitler, identity, individuals, institutions, mob mentality, politics, psychology, public relations, self, Sigmund, World War
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