Category Archives: Applied Philosophy

How Did French Philosopher Sartre Want Us To View Art? (I)

Jean-Paul Sartre was a French philosopher, writer and political activist, and one of the central figures in 20th Century French philosophy. He is best known as the main figurehead of the Existential movement. In his writing, ‘The Work of Art’, Sartre first establishes clearly that he does not wish to deal with the problem of […]

Pass the outer wall with awareness to enter the inner sanctum of conciseness

Khajuraho

Builders of the temples of Khajuraho and Konark believed that as long as the outer wall held a fascination for you, you could not enter the inner sanctum. So first, you should satisfy your curiosity with the outer walls, you should meditate on the naked figures. The day you found that  those walls no longer […]

Can You Stop Your Uncomfortable Thoughts With This Technique?

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is based on the premise that it is an individual’s distorted thoughts and subsequent beliefs about an event that results in emotional and behavioural consequences, as opposed to the event in itself. The A-B-C model under CBT explains this: activating event -> belief -> consequences. Thus, by focussing on beliefs and changing […]

Which of these Styles belongs to you as a Parent?

We all have wondered how different child-rearing practices affect children’s development, including Diana Baumrind, an American clinical and developmental psychologist known for her research on parenting styles. After studying how parents interacted with their preschool children, she identified two key dimensions of parental behaviour: 1. Warmth versus Hostility Warm parents communicate love and affection for […]