"Ideas that we do not know we have, have us. Psychology's job, it seems to me, is to see the subjective, archetypal factor in our sight, before or while looking at facts and events. Other sciences have to pretend to being objective, to be describing things as they are; psychology fortunately is always bound by …
Tag: Politics
The Bravery of Being Out of Range
In a truly powerful presentation on the prevalence of war in human history, James Hillman asks us to reconsider why war has always been with us, what is it about war that we remain so attracted to? Listen to the podcast here: A Terrible Love of War: http://www.kcet.org/socal/podcasts/aloud-at-central-library/james-hillman-on-a-terrible-love-of-war.html War is something I have never understood nor tried …
It All Looks Fine…to the Naked Eye
The Future (apocalyptic fantasies) In my younger days, I assumed that humanity has and continues to change for the better. Whether from the optimism of my forward looking youthfulness in a world full of possibility, or from absorbing the current cultural voices that inspired hopefulness, the story line in the America that I grew up in …
I’d Love to Change the World but…
Part III - Political Identity (what being politically identified does for us) Identity, political or otherwise, continues to be an enduring theme in my life. Political identity as well as voter participation is of course optional. Many of us are though, invested in a political vision, and view the world through political lenses. We place politics high …
Theoria 