“Belief in this world” — which we might define as faith that this world and what we do in it is genuinely significant — was a paramount value for Gilles Deleuze, who thought that we are at risk of collectively losing such a belief. Today, when the prospects for human flourishing are threatened from all […]
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‘Belief in this world’ begins from feeling
Posted in Spirit matter, tagged belief in this world, Buddha, Deleuze, emotional practices, love for this world on May 23, 2025 | Leave a Comment »
Dreamlife of the Anthropocene
Posted in Spirit matter, tagged brain, COVID-19, dream research, dreaming, dreamlife, emotional practices, mind, pandemic, psychology on November 8, 2021 | 4 Comments »
The work of environmental/climate humanists is premised on the assumption that the way we make sense of the world matters. This means that the dreams we have — Covid pandemic dreams, climate change dreams — also matter. The best artists, in turn, help shape our collective dreaming. The environmental arts and humanities aim to help […]