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Living by Courage, Generosity & Wisdom

Finn Janning says empathy and compassion are necessary for our thriving and even our survival. “Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday. … More

Beauvoir, Camus, compassion, Dalai Lama, Darwin, Edith Stein, empathy, Ethics, existentialism, love, Sartre, Schopenhauer, Simone de Beauvoir

Hvorfor lære at læse, skrive og regne, hvis man ikke kan tænke?

Jeg har længe været af den overbevisning, at filosofi bør udbydes som et selvstændigt fag i folkeskolen. Ikke kun for at … More

#MeToo, Aristoteles, Beauvoir, dannelse, filosofi, filosofi for børn, filosofi i folkeskolen, Kant, Sokrates, Spinoza, uddannelse

Dårlig opdragelse

Hvordan kan vi som samfund sikre, at alle borgere uddannes i empati, kritisk tænkning og moralsk dannelse? Hvordan kan vi … More

#MeToo, Beauvoir, Det andet køn, filosofi, filosofi i folkeskolen, folkeskolen, frihed, Jordan B. Peterson, Kant, Sartre, sexisme, Svend Brinkmann, tænk

Ikke alting er et spørgsmål om køn

I en artikel bragt Information (den 3. juli, 2019), skrev jeg følgende: “Adfærd er altså ikke partout kønsbestemt, men snarere … More

Beauvoir, feminisme, Finn Janning, forbundethed, Go Morgen Danmark, ikke alting er et spørgsmål om køn, kønsfrihed, kvinder begår også overgreb, MeToo, MeToo Danmark, offerkultur, seksuelle krænkelser, sexisme

When life blooms

I’m pleased to announce that my new book, When life blooms – Breathe with Jeppe Hein will be released November 28th. … More

Art, Beauvoir, Breathe with me, Buddhism, existentialism, Finn Janning, Jeppe Hein, Kierkegaard, mindfulness, Sartre, social entrepreneur, When life blooms, Who are you really?

Philosophy as fiction

“For me, philosophy is a way of living and not an academic discipline that requires you to swallow a certain … More

Beauvoir, creative nonfiction, fiction, Kierkegaard, literature, Nietzsche, Philosophy

We’re All Accountable

… From my essay on sexism, morality, identity politics, and compassion: “I remember Rebecca Solnit saying something about men being … More

#MeToo, Arendt, Beauvoir, compassion, identity politics, mindfulness, misogyny, Philosophy, sexism, Solnit, Teaching mindfulness, Weinstein

To Think Philosophically?

”If philosophy did not exist, we cannot guess the level of stupidity [there would be]. Philosophy prevents stupidity from being … More

Beauvoir, critical thinking, Deleuze, fake news, public philosophy, Think, Trump

Meet the Author

For me, philosophy is a way of living and not an academic discipline that requires you to swallow a certain … More

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BIO

Finn Janning, PhD, is a writer and a philosopher.

His work has been featured in Epiphany, Under the Gum Tree, Philosophy Now, Foliate Oak Literary Magazine, among other publications. His most recent books are Opmærksomhedens filosofi, Stakkels Jim and A Philosophy of Mindfulness.

To Love Slowly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOAbgWLV1bc&t=184s

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