The Shrink & The Sage: Self-deception
How can one be both the deceiver and the deceived? To do that you’d have to both know something and[…]
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The Shrink & The Sage: Doing what makes us happy
When psychology and philosophy filed for divorce about 100 years ago, they faced the common dilemma of how to divide[…]
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I neglected to post information of this event before it happened, but have retrospectively done so to keep the wesbite[…]
ReadFestival of Education – 25/26 June
I’m taking part in three events at The Sunday Times Festival of Education this weekend at Wellington College, Berkshire. On[…]
ReadThe Shrink & The Sage: Weakness of will
The weak-willed are usually portrayed as irrational creatures who allow their hot desires to overrule what cooler reason tells them[…]
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