By Meghan E. Von Hassel
In Camus’ humanism man must look within and without in order to feel relief from his suffering in seeing himself as part of the whole of mankind:
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Albert Camus lived during a tumultuous time that included his experience of World War II and the Algerian War. Camus is most prominently known as an author of fine French literature but he was also a philosopher.
Frankl’s thesis echoes those of many sages, from Buddhists to Stoics to his 20th century Existentialist contemporaries: “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”
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Some people harbor the illusion that rest is a luxury they do not have time for, but the reality is that rest is a necessity.
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Sadness is a central part of our lives, yet it’s typically ignored at work, hurting employees and managers alike.
If we can process our regrets with tenderness and compassion, we can use these hard memories as a part of our wisdom bank.
Understanding the difference between a spiritual crisis and a mental illness is important to get to the root of the problem.
Spiritual “emergencies” require understanding from mental health professionals.
Listen to your conscience, the old saying goes. But how do we follow that advice, and what do we do when staying true to our conscience contradicts conventional wisdom and behaviors expected or encouraged by society? Before listening to our conscience, we must be capable of identifying what it is.
Neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland explains her theory of how we evolved a conscience.
We’ve been taught to refer to people with disabilities using person-first language, but that might be doing more harm than good.
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