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("The Sick Child" by Edvard Munch, 1925)

Love Originates in Shared Suffering and Pity

January 4, 2021April 28, 2021 8 min read Derek Parsons Love, Relationships, Suffering, Tragedy

The early twentieth-century Spanish philosopher Miguel de Unamuno clarifies the places and events from which love emerges.

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Transparency Is the End of Trust

April 4, 2019June 1, 2020 9 min read Finn Janning Government, Relationships, Trust

Transparency might appear to be a morally upright aim but it is just another way of controlling human beings and hereby, rather paradoxically, undermines morality.

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A Revolution Built on Eye Contact

March 4, 2019March 27, 2021 16 min read Jeffrey Howard Emotional Intelligence, Empathy, Relationships

Cutting through the small talk and reviving a familiar ethos, Authentic Relating aims to supercharge the way we experience each other.

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Competition Is Bad for Families but Good for Societies

October 18, 2018June 1, 2020 6 min read DB Krupp Community, Family, Globalization, Relationships

Local competition—including that among siblings or neighbors—stymies cooperation and social capital, whereas global competition fosters both.

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Why Losing a Dog Can Be Harder Than Losing a Loved One

October 2, 2018June 1, 2020 4 min read Frank T. McAndrew Death, Relationships

The dog is the only animal that has evolved specifically to be our companion—and has a unique ability to meet our needs.

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Funerals Are Vital Spaces for Emotional Learning

May 7, 2018March 27, 2021 10 min read Jeffrey Howard Death, Emotional Intelligence, Family, Relationships

We dishonor a person’s memory and do ourselves a disservice when we don’t also acknowledge the dead person’s flaws, faults, or missteps—in other words, embrace their whole humanity. Whether we want it or not, funerals are spaces for emotional learning, not just grieving or reinforcing cultural norms.

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