Tag Archives: psychoanalysis
Public sector cuts, rioting and the Oedipus Complex
The recent riots in England were the result of the violation of incest taboo, in the form of the government’s public sector cuts. A sizeable proportion of the cuts directly affect young people, who made up a sizeable proportion of … Continue reading
My Archimedes moment (via From Tweet to Thesis)
I have been interested in the origin of PhD research and I have started a new blog to collect individual accounts. Here is my first post, about how I came up with my topic. Let’s hope it’s not the last. … Continue reading
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From paternalism to parental society
Two days ago, I wrote about how the Tea Party’s resistance might be a good thing for America. Not necessarily because of the policies they espouse (that’s not what this post is about). The Tea Party in the US and … Continue reading
The Erotics of the Debt Ceiling
So, according to the general gist of the media coverage, there’s just under a week to go to financial armageddon. If the US government cannot get Congress to agree to a lifting of the debt ceiling, it won’t be able … Continue reading
Remaking the world
Given the times that he wrote in (late 18th to early 19th centuries), it is not surprising that Hegel does not have much to say about the environment. Not too mention frustrating if one is doing research in environmental law. … Continue reading
Try telling that to the masses…
The further down the research path I am going, the more difficult I am finding to actually explain what my research is to non-academics (i.e. friends, family and acquaintences). I mean, how exactly do you tell someone who has not … Continue reading
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