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On Illness 21: Chronic Illness and deep-sea diving

amelo14 wrote 10 months ago: On Illness 21: Chronic Illness and deep-sea diving We can try to think of many analogies that may ai … more →

Tags: death, Freediving, On Health, on prudence, Philosophical topics, amelo14, andresmelo, Chronic Illness, health

Reflections: Tentative Medical Questionnaire, (On Illness 20)

amelo14 wrote 10 months ago: Reflections: Tentative Medical Questionnaire , (On illness 20) 1. Primary Question: Have you been se … more →

Tags: On Health, on pain, on questions, Philosophical topics, on philosophy (long), The Yellow Wallpaper, amelo14, andresmelo, health

Reflections: On Rarefactions a year later; final post (?)

amelo14 wrote 1 year ago: Reflections: On Rarefactions a year later; final post (?) It has been over a year since the Rarefact … more →

Tags: on philosophy (long), On Politics, on Aristotle, on Charles Taylor, Letters, letter to my father, on agoristic philosophy, on academic philosophy, writing

Reflections: The nature of blogging and the frequently used saying "I deserve it" 4 comments

amelo14 wrote 2 years ago: The nature of blogging and the frequently used saying “I deserve it” Blogging is a uniqu … more →

Tags: on philosophy (short), writing, everyday language, Blogging, blogs, Illness, Reflection, rarefaction, amelo14

Reflections: On illness 19

amelo14 wrote 2 years ago: On the ill and a reconsideration of dependence. The chronic or seriously ill can frequently become d … more →

Tags: on philosophy (short), On Religion, On Health, on dependence, Illness, rarefaction, amelo14, andresmelo, Politics

Reflections: On illness 181 comment

amelo14 wrote 2 years ago: On illness, well-being and laughter. It is a common theme in our modern culture to try to connect he … more →

Tags: on philosophy (short), on laughter, Illness, Reflection, amelo14, andresmelo, Philosophy, on Socrates, Laughter

Reflections: Susan Sontag, the metaphors of illness and the militaristic understanding of the ill

amelo14 wrote 2 years ago: Susan Sontag, the metaphors of illness and the militaristic understanding of the ill. (On Illness 17 … more →

Tags: on philosophy (short), on language, on Sontag, Illness, Reflection, rarefaction, amelo14, andresmelo, Philosophy

Reflections: On illness 161 comment

amelo14 wrote 2 years ago: Choosing a doctor and knowing yourself. In selecting a doctor, or better yet, in selecting doctors, … more →

Tags: on philosophy (short), Illness, Reflection, rarefaction, amelo14, andresmelo, Philosophy

Reflections: On illness 15

amelo14 wrote 2 years ago: In search of a meaning for physical pain. Permanent and serious illness is almost inseparable from c … more →

Tags: Illness, Reflection, rarefaction, amelo14, andresmelo, Philosophy, Pain, sense, Narrative

Reflections: On illness 14

amelo14 wrote 2 years ago: On the unconscious needs underlying the relation between the ill and their caretakers. One of the di … more →

Tags: on philosophy (short), on Aristotle, on Nicomachean Ethics, Books, on Symposium, on Aristophanes, Like Water for Chocolate, Illness, Reflection

Reflections: Appendix to 'On illness 13'

amelo14 wrote 2 years ago: Appendix to ‘On illness 13′: “The Yellow Wallpaper”: a short story for all caretakers. T … more →

Tags: On Art, on ethics, On Feminism, Books, The Yellow Wallpaper, on Charlotte Perkins, Illness, Reflection, rarefaction

Reflections: On illness 13

amelo14 wrote 2 years ago: Why caretakers must reflect on the complex desires behind their care-taking. One of the main reasons … more →

Tags: on philosophy (short), on Aristotle, on ethics, on courage, on Nicomachean Ethics, Books, on caretakers, Illness, Reflection

Reflections: On illness 12

amelo14 wrote 2 years ago: Medical pessimism, happiness, and learning to use a wheelchair. I must confess I have a fatal weakne … more →

Tags: on ethics, On quotes, Illness, Reflection, rarefaction, amelo14, andresmelo, Philosophy, Quote

Reflections: On illness 11

amelo14 wrote 2 years ago: Regarding my grandmother, her silence, and her illness. Although my father spoke of his father conti … more →

Tags: Socrates, on philosophy (short), on the family (long), on courage, Illness, Reflection, rarefaction, amelo14, andresmelo

Reflections: On illness 10

amelo14 wrote 2 years ago: On the dangers of confusing everyday illness with chronic and serious illness. Our everyday approach … more →

Tags: on philosophy (short), Illness, Reflection, rarefaction, amelo14, andresmelo, Philosophy

Reflections: On illness 9

amelo14 wrote 2 years ago: A conversation on illness with an older healthy man nearing death.  An older man, and by most accoun … more →

Tags: on philosophy (short), on ethics, Illness, Reflection, rarefaction, amelo14, andresmelo, Philosophy

Reflections: On illness 8

amelo14 wrote 2 years ago: Patients as clients: the illness of our society and the need for a physician.  A society that calls … more →

Tags: on philosophy (long)

Reflections: On illness 7

amelo14 wrote 2 years ago: The variety of illnesses: against the tendency to homogenize. Once a man of considerable intelligenc … more →

Tags: on philosophy (long), Illness, Reflection, rarefaction, amelo14, andresmelo

Reflections: On illness 6

amelo14 wrote 2 years ago: Why can illness bring one closer to reflections on the possible nature of God? Though this is not ea … more →

Tags: On Religion, Illness, Religion, Reflection, rarefaction, amelo14, andresmelo


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