Subscribe in a reader
Tag Archives: cynicism
The cult(ivation) of self
The following video was recently shared by Glen Brauer of Philosophy Dinners. I think it is a good synthesis of mindfulness, philosophical enquiry and the state of knowledge in the neuroscience of emotions, and so it is a good starting … Continue reading
Posted in Articles
Tagged ancestral, bodyfulness, Bourdieu, cerebral, Chade-Meng Tan, civilization, cultural bias, cynicism, ego, emotions, Epicureanism, hellenistic philosophy, hunter-gatherer, logos, mastery, mindfullness, neuroscience, numinous, phenomenology, philosophy, Philosophy Dinners, plato, primitive, rapture, Rumi, self-awareness, self-development, self-knowledge, social constructivism, Socrates, somatic, tribe, unio mystica, Zen
2 Comments
Consumerism and entitlement
Like many of my fellow earthlings, I am asphyxiated by the perillously thin air that passes today for social intercourse. I am sick of a society which flaunts its technological prowess and has not even the beginnings of a notion … Continue reading
Posted in Articles
Tagged compassion, cynicism, economics, evil, human nature, love, manipulation, materialism, money, other, property, self-interest, utilitarianism, values
Leave a comment
Becoming Human 