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Tag: Philosophy

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

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

Learn to philosophize

Today, we live in a society organized mainly by capitalism. Not only is making money an objective that guides many … More

business schools, Byung-Chul Han, freedom, leadership, meditation, mindfulness, Philosophy, Power

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

Life is a shockingly hairy crotch

“The smooth is the signature of the present time,” writes philosopher Byung-Chul Han in Saving beauty. This kind of smoothness, … More

Art, beautiful, byung chul han review, Byung-Chul Han, Koons, Philosophy, pleasurable, post-truth, posttruth, Richard Serra, Saving Beauty, smooth, The Agony of Eros, the Sublime, transparency

Right here, right now

“Know thyself” is one of Greek philosophy’s best know aphorisms. This aphorism, or saying as Aristotle called it, was inscribed … More

Breathe with me, know your place, Know yourself, mindfulness, Philosophy, right here, Right here and now, right now, Self-knowledge, Take care of yourself, Who are you?

A Smile for You

It is said that a smile knows no boundaries, that it is universal. A smile can cross continents and time. … More

A Smile for You, Batman, Change, change yourself, Joker, Michel Serres, mindfulness, Philosophy, smile, Stephen King, Thich Nhat Hanh

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

To Love Slowly

In Either/Or: A Fragment of life, the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard wrote, “Of all ridiculous things the most ridiculous seems … More

Doing Deceleration, Either/Or, Kierkegaard, mindfulness, Notthingham Contemporary, Philosophy, To Love Slowly

Meet the Author

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

about, Beauvoir, Finn Janning, happiness, Kant, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Philosophy, Philosophy as fiction, writing

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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