We are taught to think of modern civilization as inherently ‘better’ than the pre-industrial age. That’s why we need to …
Category: Self Development
The Philosophy of Oral Sex
We’re generally keener on performing it than thinking about why we do so. Here’s a small attempt to redress the …
What do the Rich really Want?
Imagine if oddly, wealthy capitalists didn’t primarily want money; but something odder and more hopeful: respect. If you like our …
ART/ARCHITECTURE – Caspar David Friedrich
Caspar David Friedrich made brooding sublime pictures that speak directly to our times and to the melancholy sides of us. …
The Darkest Truth About Love
We’re generally hugely upbeat about how relationships might go. But every now and then, we should allow ourselves a glimpse …
‘Do I Know You?’ (On Forgetting Lovers)
It can be frighteningly hard to remember every person one ever slept with… the anxiety at the heart of this …
PSYCHOTHERAPY – John Bowlby
The English psychoanalyst John Bowlby teaches us about Attachment Theory, which is quite simply the best way to understand how …
Loving and Being Loved
We talk of love as if it were just one thing: in fact, it’s two very different moves, Loving and …