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Philosophical musings to create an intellectual framework that does not require the believe in a God.

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Property Damage and Egos

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on February 6, 2017 by RachelFebruary 6, 2017

There’s been some discussion on social media about what happened at UC Berkeley last week. What I saw ranged from condemnation to support and warning the other side that they’ll play “into the hands of the fascists.” The discussions I …
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The Ethics of PTSD

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on February 10, 2016 by RachelFebruary 10, 2016

One of the things that I find so attractive about David Morris’ book The Evil Hours is his reintroduction of the moral dimension to PTS – posttraumatic stress. According to him, the historical call to introduce a diagnosis like PTSD …
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Posted in Philosophy | Tagged trauma, violence against women | Leave a reply

Growing Hair…

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on January 14, 2014 by RachelJanuary 14, 2014

I decided to let my hair grow longer. Except for a few years, most recently over 20 years ago, my hair has been short, sometimes very short. More recently, I had already started letting it grow a little bit, so …
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Posted in Dance, Personal, Philosophy | Tagged stereotypes | 9 Replies

Banality and Evil

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on August 23, 2013 by RachelAugust 4, 2015

Update August 2015: There are some very interesting challenges to the idea of the banality of evil that have developed from another look at the Eichmann trial. Here is a convincing challenge to the idea that we are merely conforming …
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Posted in Feminism, Philosophy | Tagged movie | 4 Replies

Extra-ordinary Ordinariness

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on September 22, 2012 by RachelOctober 21, 2015

After months of not having the energy, i went to a folk dance event last night and very much enjoyed it! It’s so much fun to dance to great live music! At the event were several young women who were …
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Posted in Philosophy, Singles By Choice | Tagged love, matrimania, shame | 1 Reply

Freedom, liberty, and the pursuit of definitions

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on August 2, 2012 by RachelMarch 27, 2016

Cross-posted from the LIFT economy blog What does it mean to feel free to live the life we want to? What are the implications for broadening our definition of liberty to include the freedom from domination? Such an expansion could …
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Posted in Economics, Philosophy | Tagged capitalism, freedom, systems thinking | Leave a reply

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