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Tag: love

As equals

Somewhere, I read that Black Lives Matter (BLM) is all about love. I like that. I think it’s true—all kinds … More

BLM, change management, How to be an antiracist, Ibram X. Kendi, Iris Murdoch, love, Love as a political concept, mindfulness, Søren Kierkegaard, Simone Weil

Freedom is the element of love

Søren Kierkegaard, the Danish philosopher and the so-called “father of existentialism” was born today, May 5 in 1813. To celebrate, … More

Byung-Chul Han, existentialism, Kierkegaard, love, love all people as equals, mindfulness, politics of love, Power, racism, sexism, Works of Love

Kierkegaard: Love, literature & life

“Loving people is the only thing worth living for.” – Søren Kierkegaard I will be participating in the “Ciclo de … More

Attention, Deleuze, Kierkegaard, Knausgård, love, Love as a political concept, Murdoch, Olafur Eliasson, Weil, Wittgenstein

Catching life

Recently, I bought a boxset with the Television series Twin Peaks and David Lynch’s book Catching the Big Fish.  “Ideas are like fish”, … More

Arne Næss, compassion, David Lynch, Ecosophy, generous ethics, Jørgen Leth, love, Roberto Bolaño, social bonds, True Detective, Twin Peaks

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

Kierkegaard: A Responsible Philosopher?

Søren Kierkegaard (1813 – 1855) is without a doubt the greatest Danish philosopher. The father of existentialism. In a very … More

anxiety, existentialism, fear, freedom, Kierkegaard, love, Self-knowledge, truth

Philosophical Leadership

Today, the concept of happiness has been so popularised that it has almost become a burden, perhaps even a cliché. … More

a life worth living, Ethical leadership, happiness, love, meaning, philosophical counseling, Philosophical Leadership

When I Am Gone

In the late spring of 2014, I left my home in Barcelona to walk in Norway for twenty days with … More

Barcelona, death, happy death, hiking, joy, love, Norway, Olaf vejen, Olav's Way, pilgrimage, Spinoza, sprituality, Trondheim

How will I be remembered?

He sits on the sofa and looks at their wedding pictures. It was three years ago. Not even three years, he … More

Barcelona, children, fiction, love, meaning of life, midlife crisis, relationship, short story

Kierkegaard’s True Love

In the twilight of Søren Kierkegaard’s life, he begins to question his own philosophical fundament. He did not plan this. … More

existentialism, faith, fiction, freedom, Kierkegaard, love, Philosophy, short story, truth

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BIO

Finn Janning, PhD, is a writer and philosopher.

His works has been featured in Epiphany, Under the Gum Tree, and Foliate Oak Literary Magazine. His most recent books are Stakkels Jim and A Philosophy of Mindfulness.

To Love Slowly

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

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