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A Good News Story: Close the Gap

Posted on May 20, 2017 by greg

Richard Wilkinson observes, “we had always regarded classification by social class as simply a proxy for the real determinants of health that we saw that we imagined were material factors – like diet and what you’re working with and what … Continue reading →

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Seeking Sources of Progress

Posted on May 10, 2017 by greg

In the 19th century Georg Wilhelm Hegel (1770-1831) developed a theory to explain historical development as a dynamic process. This not only enforces the concept that conflicts are not bad, but good for generating understanding. Hegel introduced a system to … Continue reading →

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Doubt And Critical Thinking In Elections

Posted on May 1, 2017 by greg

Rene Descartes claimed reasoning is an ability that all people have, and this ability that we all have is exactly what we need in order to learn about the world. We don’t need a special upbringing, education or religion. Descartes … Continue reading →

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Freedom Exercised As A Means to an End

Posted on April 20, 2017 by greg

Hegel developed a philosophy of action in which the spirit is always active in the search of some aim, in realizing one’s potential or self-actualization. Hegel believed history is a progressive realization of freedom. The concept of freedom is one … Continue reading →

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The Nature and Importance of American Liberties

Posted on April 10, 2017 by greg

The American conservative identifies with limited government and regulations, and embraces the Declaration of Independence, “that all men are created equal, and they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights.” This keeps conservatives united around a set of … Continue reading →

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The Existential Threat And Lying To Yourself

Posted on April 1, 2017 by greg

Existentialism is a philosophy that emphasizes individual existence, freedom and choice. It is the view that humans define their own meaning in life, and try to make rational decisions despite existing in an irrational universe. An existential threat is a … Continue reading →

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On Understanding Fear And Change

Posted on March 15, 2017 by greg

Leaders know that the difficulty of overcoming resistance to change, the inertia, the political blockages and entrenched interests in the status quo, is all altered by a crisis. Donald Trump understands this and his chilling language reflects this. During his … Continue reading →

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The American Tragedy

Posted on March 1, 2017 by greg

Greek tragedy was a popular and influential form of drama performed in theatres across ancient Greece from the late 6th century BCE. Because the festival was held in honor of Dionysus, it was held at the end of March when … Continue reading →

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Searching for Truth

Posted on February 15, 2017 by greg

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) claimed all concepts are human inventions (created by common agreement to facilitate ease of communication), human beings forget this fact after inventing them, and come to believe that they are ‘true’, but, in fact, do not correspond … Continue reading →

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Choices Have Consequences

Posted on February 1, 2017 by greg

Brett Stevens observes, most people see the world in binary categories. They believe that there is either an inherent moral good that we must all obey, or there are no rules and life is pointless anarchy. Nihilism argues for a … Continue reading →

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