Part 5 of the Freud and Beyond series explores ideas around narcissism and self psychology in more detail - particularly the work of Winnicott and Kohut
Category: Feminism
Integration, Annihilation, Reparation and Klein – Freud and Beyond Part 3
This post explores ideas influenced by the work of developmental psychologist Melanie Klein - in particular the ambivalent good and bad feelings at the core of every human being
Repression, Depression and Obsessive Compulsion – Fleabag and Philosophy
Being & Niceness runs the rule over hit BBC comedy Fleabag, exploring some of the philosophical themes that underpin the show’s dynamics
One Fine Man, His Awesome Arrows and Why it’s Okay to be Wrong: Science, Silliness and the Nucleus of Niceness – Part 9
Hopefully by now, if you’ve read any of my previous eight blog posts on our wonderful, mysterious universe, you are beginning to appreciate how bizarre existence truly is. The universe is weird - nature is odd. Life is random and unpredictable (not always entirely, but usually impossible to completely pin down or understand). Everything seems … Continue reading One Fine Man, His Awesome Arrows and Why it’s Okay to be Wrong: Science, Silliness and the Nucleus of Niceness – Part 9
Wonderful Words, Kind Comments and BTS Banter: Six Months of Being and Niceness
A look back over six brilliant months of blogging on Being & Niceness
De Beauvoir, Niceness and the Myth of Femininity
Why a level playing field for men and women is the only way to secure a brighter and happier future for us all