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Perfectionism is the ultimate form of self-deception. Perfectionists tend to fluctuate between believing they’re perfect, resisting the notion that they caused any meaningful harm (even to themselves), and believing they can become perfect, minimizing past harm with the excuse that they’re engaged in meaningful self-work. On the surface, perfectionism is a way to avoid accountability. At […]
Perfectionism Is a Form of Self-Deception
Object relations theorists use the concept of internal objects to provide insights into human action, but what exactly are these internal objects? Where are they located and how are they able to play such a role in our lives? In his 1983 paper The Concept of Internal Object Relations, U.S. psychoanalyst, Thomas Ogden, sketches the […]
Ogden and the Problem of Inner Objects
And then we can approach the Marxist sociology of space. What is the definition of space? Well first of all, space is “A continuous extension viewed with or without reference to the existence of objects within it” and “The interval between points or objects viewed as having one, two, or three dimensions”. When conceptualizing the […]
What is the Marxist sociology of space?
And then we can approach the Marxist sociology of space. What is the definition of space? Well first of all, space is “A continuous extension viewed with or without reference to the existence of objects within it” and “The interval between points or objects viewed as having one, two, or three dimensions”. When conceptualizing the […]
What is the Marxist sociology of space?
How often is this repeated that the lumpenproletariat as an underclass in society is void of revolutionary consciousness, as stated by Marx and Engels themselves, when in the face of the contradictions of late-stage capitalist postmodernity, as the very lowest class strata in society, they do have a great amount of revolutionary potential. But it […]
What is the role of the lumpenproletariat?
Good Judgment Is Great. Being Judgmental Not So Great. One of the hardest lessons in life is unlearning how to be judgmental. Making judgments is a skill learned early. Good judgment is a critical life skill. Judging other people and their behavior seems to develop naturally. Learning not to judge others is hard. For too […]
Unlearning the Habit of Judging Others
On August 14, 1994, Elias Canetti died in Zurich, leaving a profound mark on English intellectual discourse. Through works like Crowds and Power, his German prose—translated into English—reshaped conversations about authority, mass psychology, and the language of power.
Death of Elias Canetti (1905–1994) – Bringing Crowds and Power into English
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