Intersectionality makes visible what is obscured by thinking in separate categories. In her 2007 essay Heterosexualism and the Colonial / Modern Gender System, philosopher María Lugones writes: "Intersectionality reveals what is not seen when categories such as gender and race are conceptualized as separate from each other. The move to intersect the categories has been … Continue reading María Lugones on Intersectionality
Being In Times That Are Not Yours
"Sometimes, in the house, she no longer felt at home. And in those moments she never imagined another house that would feel more attuned to her, less hostile. She understood that every house was a trap that would close around her. Chaos was not a sad or even frightening idea; it was the only thing … Continue reading Being In Times That Are Not Yours
Thoreau and Thoughts on Nature
Why do we think we can go 'out into' nature and observe it when we are, ourselves, its part? Nature can put things into perspective for us because it puts us into perspective. What has this tree experienced? (my photo) "We can never have enough of Nature. We must be refreshed by the sight of … Continue reading Thoreau and Thoughts on Nature
Maurice Merleau-Ponty on the Social World
He was friends with Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, and sought to come up with a theoretical alternative to the dichotomy of idealism vs realism. French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty thought that both these positions share the mistaken assumption of a ready-made world that we can know either intellectually (idealism) or empirically (realism). What was … Continue reading Maurice Merleau-Ponty on the Social World
Philosophical Quote About Aging
Just as philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre was writing fiction, so did his lifelong partner, philosopher and feminist activist Simone de Beauvoir. Here is a short quote from her story "The Age of Discretion", in the voice of the main character, a recently retired former teacher, intellectual, active writer, mother, and wife. "Reflexions, echoes, reverberating back and … Continue reading Philosophical Quote About Aging
Philosophical Quote From Philosophical Novel
This is a short quote from Jean-Paul Sartre's novel "Nausea", thought by the novel's main (and practically only) character, a disillusioned historian. "I am beginning to believe that nothing can ever be proved. These are reasonable hypotheses which take the facts into account: but I am only too well aware that they come from me, … Continue reading Philosophical Quote From Philosophical Novel
Poem for Thought
This is a short excerpt from Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poem "What is Poetry?" "Poetry is the Unknown Guest in the house. Poetry is the Great Memory, every word a live metaphor. Poetry the eye of the heart, the heart of the mind. ... Poems are e-mails from the unknown beyond cyberspace. Poetry is the ultimate inner … Continue reading Poem for Thought
Quote for Thought
Here is a brief quote as some food for thought. Do you agree? It certainly puts the high-performer, striver and ambitious go-getter culture into a different perspective, doesn't it? keep exploring! P.S. Thank you for visiting me here on the humanfactor.blog! If you enjoyed this post and are interested in more philosophical content, I invite you to explore the … Continue reading Quote for Thought
Postmodernism in a Quote
While modernism was based on idealism and reason, postmodernism was born of scepticism and a suspicion of reason. It challenged the notion that there are universal certainties or truths. Postmodern art drew on philosophy of the mid to late twentieth century, and advocated that individual experience and interpretation of our experience was more concrete than … Continue reading Postmodernism in a Quote
Where Are You From?
What appears as a straightforward question contains a lot of implicit assumptions. One of those close to the surface is, for example, the idea that 'being from somewhere' means having been born and grown up there. What if a person was born in one place, moved somewhere else before they could even remember themselves, then … Continue reading Where Are You From?
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