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Tag: critical thinking

The rites of play

“Play, not work, is the end of life. To participate in the rites of play is to dwell in the … More

Byung-Chul Han, critical thinking, Deleuze, Homo ludens, Kierkegaard, Michael Novak, play, seduction, symbols, The disappearance of rituals, The joy of sports

Mindfulness in sports

I spent the final year delivering online classes to students of sport psychology, philosophical leadership, critical thinking, and mindfulness in … More

Attention, concentration, critical thinking, flow, mental strength, mindfulness, mindfulness in sports, mindgame, Philosophical Leadership, sport psychology

Catalonia: For the love of thinking

“And don’t say anything. Think of your children,” a woman close to me said. The woman was not the first … More

1984, Catalonia, critical thinking, George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia, independency, independentista, Puigdemont, Rajoy, Spain

About Byung-Chul Han

Today, we live in a society organized mainly around capitalism. Not only are making money and, to some extents, having … More

Achievement society, burnout, Byung-Chul Han, critical thinking, Deleuze, In The Swarm, introduction to Byung-Chul Han, Psychopolitics, stress, The Burnout Society, Transparenssamfundet, Træthedssamfundet

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

An evening with mindfulness teacher Jon Kabat-Zinn

Last April, I spent an evening with Jon Kabat-Zinn, the biologist and mindfulness teacher who gave a public speech at … More

critical thinking, Kabat-Zinn, mindfulness

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.

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