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Category: Nietzsche

Humanity, Perspective and Suffering – My Search for Meaning with Frankl Part 1

The introduction to a series of posts based on the book Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

Joseph Shackley Existentialism, Nietzsche, Psychoanalysis, Taoism Leave a comment March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 16 Minutes

Psychoanalysis and its Great Contents – Freud and Beyond Part 7

The final post in the Freud and Beyond series - praising the critical role psychoanalysis has in helping people and illuminating the true nature of humankind

Joseph Shackley Existentialism, Nietzsche, Ontology, Psychoanalysis, Taoism 11 Comments November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 15 Minutes

Symbolic, Imaginary, Language and Lacan – Freud and Beyond Part 6

The sixth instalment of this series explores a variety of themes based on the work of Jacques Lacan and others around language, illusion and the unconscious

Joseph Shackley Existentialism, Nietzsche, Ontology, Psychoanalysis, Taoism 4 Comments October 28, 2019November 1, 2019 14 Minutes

Subjectivity, Narcissism and Self Psychology – Freud and Beyond Part 5

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

Joseph Shackley Existentialism, Feminism, Nietzsche, Ontology, Physics, Psychoanalysis, Taoism October 21, 2019October 24, 2019 14 Minutes

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

Joseph Shackley Feminism, Nietzsche, Psychoanalysis 20 Comments September 16, 2019August 24, 2019 12 Minutes

Persona and Shadow: Map of the Soul – A Selected Collection of Jungian Elaborations Part 3

From false typologies to Genuinity to the unconscious themes of Stranger Things, this post explores ideas based on Jung’s Persona and Shadow

Joseph Shackley Existentialism, Nietzsche, Ontology, Psychoanalysis 9 Comments June 17, 2019June 17, 2019 13 Minutes

Anxiety – One Man’s Tussle With The Thing

Attempting to cope with the ceaseless looming threat of anxiety

Joseph Shackley Existentialism, Nietzsche, Ontology, Psychoanalysis 29 Comments May 13, 2019May 13, 2019 8 Minutes

The Significance of Care: Accessible Inquiries Into the Nature of Being – Part 7

The final chapter of my ontological series, exploring the defining role care plays in the meaning of being

Joseph Shackley Existentialism, Nietzsche, Ontology, Physics, Psychoanalysis, Taoism 14 Comments April 22, 2019April 22, 2019 12 Minutes

The Heidegger Diary: Accessible Inquiries Into the Nature of Being – Part 2

A weekly diary capturing my thoughts as I waded through one of the most challenging books I’ve ever read

Joseph Shackley Existentialism, Nietzsche, Ontology, Physics, Psychoanalysis, Taoism 4 Comments March 18, 2019February 26, 2019 14 Minutes

It’s Confirmed – I Have Confirmation Bias Syndrome

Is it possible to produce something like a blog without some form of bias in your writing?

Joseph Shackley Nietzsche, Psychoanalysis, Taoism 16 Comments February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 7 Minutes

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