Empathy vs Compassion
This is an argument that derives from my reading of Bregman. He proposes a binary distinction...
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Category: Psychology: Sociology and climate change
Bregman’s Humankind
I have just finished reading Rutger Bregman’s book Humankind. It is quite simply well worth...
Read MoreThe idea the Right is logical, and the Left emotional?
Do many people primarily think logically, rather than emotionally? Readers may remember David Hume’s comment to the effect that reason is the slave of the passions. I suspect he may be right. In other words, we think to justify...
Read MoreTrue and false Positive Thought
After writing about Trump and destructive positive thinking, I thought it useful to write about constructive positive thought. So here goes. Real positive thinking With persistance and learning, it is amazing what people can...
Read MoreTrump and black magic: A Jungian view
What is a black shaman, or black magician? The usual answer is that it is someone who works with ‘dark forces’. However that is not enough. Even if we were clear what dark forces were, sometimes we need to work with...
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