Tag: Philosophy
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The Merits of the Schuitema Thematic
In this lies the merit of the work done by Schuitema Human Excellence Group. Our courses are an invitation for self examination.
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Is Dialogue Possible?
Ultimately we need to learn how to suspend our own agendas to truly listen to one another so that dialogue become possible.
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The Problem with Perfection
I hope that we can get by with the middle road of “imperfect, but trying our damnedest to get back onto the path”.
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Things Never Change.
I would like to pose the question, do things really change, or are they simply what they are as they are in the moment? And also, why care?
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Faith and Uncertainty
Faith is the immensely rare gift of allowing yourself to remain in uncertainty, whilst not allowing that uncertainty to derail you.
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Behavior: Expressing Myself in the World
My behavior is my presence in the world. Binswanger, the philosopher, called this our being-in-the-world. Behavior is how and why we are being-in-the-world.
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Our Inescapable Mortality
I must confess that the birth of my daughter made me feel very mortal, and I could not see beyond the fact that everyone around me is mortal.
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Self Made. Its a Myth.
I noticed that on the rear bumper was a sticker with the words “Self Made”. When I thought about it a little more, I had to question if anyone really is ‘self made’?
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Being Stoic in the Face of Uncertainty
In uncertain times, allow that which is not in your power to become irrelevant to you. Concern yourself only with what is in your power, which is the thing directly in front of you.
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Is Morality an Excuse for Judgment?
Without compassion our moral judgments can very quickly lead us to commit an injustice in the name of what we deem to be morally right.