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The Fragility of Strength
When people close to us annoy us, and we wonder why we allowed them into our lives, we should draw vital comfort from a theory known as The Weakness …
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HISTORY OF IDEAS - French & English Garden Design
France and England have had two very different gardening histories that tell us as much about psychology as they do about horticulture. Enjoying our…
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Paris: The Institution of Life
Nous sommes à Paris! Nous proposons d'explorer avec vous les grandes questions de la vie. Nous n'avons pas toutes les réponses, mais nous explorerons…
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EASTERN PHILOSOPHY - The Admiration of Rocks
Chinese culture shows us a remarkable interest in rocks, as objects of beauty and philosophical wisdom. We have much to learn. Enjoying our Youtube v…
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What Is Your Partner Actually Thinking?
In relationships, whatever our professed scepticism, we frequently proceed as if mind reading were not only possible but a standard requirement and p…
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Is Human Evolution still Taking Place?
Humans have evolved: are we still doing so? Very slowly perhaps, but what’s really changing is how we are adapting to the natural environment. And he…
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LITERATURE - C. P. Cavafy
A film on the poem 'Ithaka' by the Greek-Egyptian poet Constantine Cavafy. We spend much of our lives trying to fulfill our distant ambitions: wantin…
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Why We're Always Feeling Ashamed and Guilty
There’s a strange law of psychology that reveals that small children who are treated badly by their parents will always — rather strangely — blame th…
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PLATO ON: The Universals
Plato’s theory of the forms is at the centre of his philosophy and teaches us the virtues of thinking about the ideal version of things. Enjoying o…
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