philosophy

Glendale, California Saturday, April 1, 2017 Heya Readers, Once you begin delving into philosophy, you face immediate choices. You likely want some...

Mar

2017

Free Will II: You Own Your Thoughts, Kinda

consciousness, Crick, determinism, Free will, Koch, Maestro, memory, privacy

Alan Karbelnig

philosophy, psychoanalysis

31 Mar 2017

Pasadena, California Thursday, March 30, 2017 Dear Lovely Readers, I remain marginally obsessed by thoughts about free will. I keep mentally running...

Mar

2017

Scary Questioning of Free Will — Part I

Chritof Koch, existentialism, Free will, reductionist, Sam Harris, self-referential, Thomas Nagel

Alan Karbelnig

philosophy, psychoanalysis

25 Mar 2017

Glendale, California Saturday, March 25, 2017 Oh Lovely Readers, I reacted with immense sadness—lasting several days—after finishing Sam Harris’ book, Free Will....

Mar

2017

Psychotic Denial, Transparency, and the US Healthcare System

capitalism, dialogue, engagement, framing, Mafia, medical-industrial complex, Medicare, presence, transparency, US healthcare system

Alan Karbelnig

government, philosophy, psychoanalysis

22 Mar 2017

Pasadena, California Tuesday, March 21, 2017 My Dear Readers, One of the lovely elements of practicing psychoanalytic psychotherapy in a private practice...

Mar

2017

The “Mind” of the Trump Budget: Shame on All of Us

depth psychotherapy, environmentalism, international relations, Taoism, Trump, US budget

Alan Karbelnig

government, philosophy, politics, psychoanalysis

18 Mar 2017

Saturday, March 18, 2017 Glendale, California Dear Readers, Having spent more than three decades providing depth psychotherapy, I’ve observed a few universals...