Dialectic
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The Myth of Confidence: Examining the Forgotten Virtue of Courage through Psychoanalytic Lenses
“The enduring allure of Hamlet’s personal travails—his waning confidence over courage and his emotionality overpowering his rationality—have captured the hearts and minds of audiences for generations. However, to truly appreciate the relationship between confidence and courage in the broadest sense, one might question whether, in recent years, confidence has taken a more prominent position, overshadowing… Continue reading
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Truth Anchors: Correspondence, Coherence and Progress in the Digital Storm
In this essay, I want to inquire into the relation between public and private truth by drawing together schools of philosophy, the psychoanalytic process, and the impact of advanced digital technology. The therapeutic journey, like society’s broader truth-seeking, reveals how we negotiate between empirical reality and subjective experience. Likewise, the digital age demands similar discernment… Continue reading
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An Intimate Stranger: The Myth of Self-Knowledge in Psychotherapy
When we speak of self-knowledge, we presuppose a dichotomy within the self: the observer and the observed. This bifurcation, though handy for analytical purposes, risks oversimplifying the inherent complexity of the human psyche. The dichotomy posits the ‘self’ as a static entity that can be known, studied, and comprehended, an assumption which in itself is… Continue reading
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The Myth of Polite Assertiveness | w4dey
The myth of polite assertiveness particularly impacts confusion and misunderstanding. By examining the contemporary expectations and assumptions surrounding polite assertiveness, we can better understand the challenges in interpersonal communication and develop strategies for mitigating potential misunderstandings. Continue reading
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Understanding Dialectic: For and Against | w4dey
Learn about the philosophical concept of dialectic and how it’s applied in discourse. Explore the pros and cons of using dialectic in arguments. Read more on w4dey. Continue reading