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Tag: identity politics

To Love Everyone as Equals

Imagine you were Søren Kierkegaard, the Danish existentialist. Then there would be nothing confusing about the remark: “Love your neighbor as … More

existentialism, freedom, hatred, identity politics, ignorance, Kierkegaard, love

Where Does the Wind Come From?

“Where does the wind come from?” my son asked. I wetted my finger and stuck it in the air. A … More

compassion, creative nonfiction, identity politics, love, nowhere

Is this the right way?

Late one August evening in a small provincial town, a woman steps out her front door. In her hand, she … More

Abramović, Art, Buddhism, creative nonfiction, Deleuze, Freud, Guattari, identity politics, lost, mindfulness, Philosophy, practical philosophy, uncanny

We play to survive

We play to survive. Play refers to our engagement in an activity, either as participants or active observers. It is … More

Deleuze, game, identity politics, metaphysics, play, Spiderman

Is it happening again?

‘It is happening again,’ says the giant to FBI Special agent Dale Cooper in David Lynch’s mystery series Twin Peaks. This … More

Catalan language, Catalan nationalism, Catalonia, identity politics, Spain, Spanish Civil War, Vox, we are in together

Does Santa exist?

Does Santa Claus exists; or as some prefer to put the question: Is the world an illusion? Yes is the … More

Deleuze, Does Santa exist?, Harry Potter, identity politics, metaphysics, Santa Claus

#MeToo exists in an ethical twilight zone

What do we think about when we think of the #MeToo movement? #MeToo is many things—it’s complex and conflicting; it … More

#MeToo, Arendt, Boston Review, Carmen Maria Machado, Deleuze, identitetspolitik, identity politics, Junot Diaz, Løgstrup, misogyny, MIT, post-truth, Ralph Keyes, The Post-Truth Era: Dishonesty and Deception in Contemporary Life, trust, truth

A note on identity politics

I concur with the point that, sometimes, the treatment of certain groups can be so cruel and unfair that you … More

A Thousand plateaus, Catalonia, Cristina Beltrán, Deleuze, empathy, Guattari, identitetspolitik, identity politics, Latinidad, patriarchal culture, Spain, The Trouble with Unity

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

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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