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  • Yes, even cops will lie under oath… surprise!

      THOUSANDS of people plead guilty to crimes every year in the United States because they know that the odds of a jury’s believing their word over a police officer’s are slim to none. As a juror, whom are you likely to believe: the alleged criminal in an orange jumpsuit…

  • Brand Marketing and Existentialism by Randall Rozin

    See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Brand marketing and branding philosophy certainly isn’t a new topic to the Brainzooming blog, but branding and Philosophy? Well, that’s a new combination around these parts. Here’… Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: Certainly not what I mean when I use the term “existential entrepreneurship.” But…

  • The Hermetic Deleuze Book Event « An und für sich

    See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Posts about The Hermetic Deleuze Book Event written by Anthony Paul Smith, beatrice marovich, and danbarber (RT @adamkotsko: We’re at about the halfway point of the Hermetic Deleuze discussion: http://t.co/tZXDnYPD)… See on itself.wordpress.com

  • History of Philosophy 113 – Sarah Byers on Augustine’s Ethics (Podcast)

    See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Peter speaks with Sarah Byers about the Stoic influence on Augustine’s ethics and theory of action.   Source : historyofphilosophy.net See on www.historyofphilosophy.net

  • Squeezing

    “The tighter you squeeze, the less you have.” Mazu Daoyi Source: facebook.com via Keith Wayne on Pinterest Related articles Letting-go Hateful Circumstance by the Naming of the World (keithwaynebrown.com) ‘Squeezed middle’ struggle to save – Confused.com (confused.com) Arts already being ‘squeezed out’ by EBacc (independent.co.uk)  

  • Textimony 20130202

    Friendship cannot revolve around indebtedness & be a relation of excellence. Choose your companionships well: shall it be veiled vicious slavery or clear virtuous solidarity? Source: fineartamerica.com via Keith Wayne on Pinterest Related articles Letting-go Hateful Circumstance by the Naming of the World (keithwaynebrown.com) Textimony 20130120 (keithwaynebrown.com) There’s More to…

  • There’s More to Life Than Being Happy

      See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions   Meaning comes from the pursuit of more complex things than happiness   Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: Happiness as we understand it today is little more than a drive to achieve temporary pleasures. Among the great sages, it was finding meaning… sense &…

  • Why Geeks Get Bullied (It’s Not Necessarily for Being Geeks)

    See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Privilege, class, and gender are bigger factors than some want to admit. See on www.theatlantic.com

  • Indebted to Capital

    “If in times past we were indebted to the community, to the gods, to our ancestors, we are henceforth indebted to the “god” Capital.” Maurizio Lazzarato, The Making of the Indebted Man Source: collectorscorner.com via Keith Wayne on Pinterest Related articles Letting-go Hateful Circumstance by the Naming of the World (keithwaynebrown.com)…

  • Awesomeness down under… great pics!

  • Dissent and Punishment in the Book of Life: Introduction to Henry Giroux’s “Youth in Revolt”

    Young people are demonstrating all over the world against a variety of issues ranging from economic injustice and massive inequality to drastic cuts in education and public services.1 In the fall of 2011, on the tenth anniversary of September 11, as the United States revisited the tragic loss and celebrated…

  • How do #Millennials Define #Happiness? | Breathe and Smile

    Very good take on the situation from a GenY perspective with a link to the important notion of  “Betterness.” There used to be a ladder to success. It was the college→good job→marriage→house→family→cushy retirement. Sure, not everyone made it, there were a few broken rungs near the bottom but that was…

  • Consumer Spending and Inequality Denial – NYTimes.com

    …there’s a much bigger bait and switch here. Remember, the question is what’s happening to the middle class. Nobody questions the fact that America has grown richer over the past several decades. The question is whether that growing wealth has trickled down to ordinary families, or gone mainly to a…

  • The RSA Animate Revolution: Ideas in the age of information overload – YouTube

    Acclaimed popular psychologist Richard Wiseman joins celebrated RSA Animate illustrator Andrew Park to unveil new evidence that shows that RSA Animate videos not only entertain, but educate in a surprisingly effective way. via The RSA Animate Revolution: Ideas in the age of information overload – YouTube. Related articles Gandhi’s First…

  • 1/30/13 – Late Night, Brown Couch

    I live in perpetual darkness. On occasion, I feel the warm glow of another. That gentle, unmistakable heat. I reach for it, and I am cast into a desert with a spotlight above. I am flooded with sensation, feeling, emotion. My cold, outer shell melts like a chocolate candy, and…

  • Originally posted on Home Remedies | Indian Natural Cure | Effective Treatment at Home: When it comes to sugary foods we always think they are bad for us. Were continually told by doctors and other health care practitioners that we should stay away from all the different types of sugary…

  • From Marx to Ratzinger. The Turning Point Manifesto

    See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions It’s not just the Courtyard of the Gentiles. In the borderland between faith and lack of faith, the season of conversions has returned. And of Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: “…In the Catholic Church, famous converts played a role of the greatest importance between the…

  • Knowledgable Compassion

    See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Compassion’s beauty arises in the moment you give a crying child a hug or sit down for a candid conversation with a friend about their recent struggles.  Compassion proves our humanity, showing our… Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: “…compassion left uniformed by empathy (the understanding…