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Labour lays out 'resilience agenda' versus Cameron's 'happiness agenda'

happiness, Positive Psychology, resilience, UK politics, well-being measurements, Wellbeing classesJules EvansFebruary 4, 2012 Comments

How to become a super-enhanced philosopher (instantly, or your money back)

CBT, neuroscience, therapeutic philosophy, TranshumanismJules EvansFebruary 3, 2012 Comments

When Dawkins came to Jaipur

Atheism, Religion, scepticismJules EvansFebruary 2, 2012Comment

The politics of cancer care

UK politicsJules EvansFebruary 1, 2012 Comments

Should we all be popping 'morality pills'?

neuroscience, TranshumanismJules EvansJanuary 30, 2012 Comments

Gene Sharp, master tactician of non-violent resistance

PoliticsJules EvansJanuary 30, 2012 Comment

'Disgust is so hot right now'

emotions, History of EmotionsJules EvansJanuary 29, 2012 Comments

Skepticism versus the marching band of materialism

scepticismJules EvansJanuary 29, 2012 Comments

PoW: Friday highlights from philosophy, psychology and the politics of well-being

Capitalism, Community philosophy, London Philosophy Club, neuroscience, Psychiatry, StoicismJules EvansJanuary 27, 2012 Comment

The Natural History Museum: temple to science, God...or both?

GodJules EvansJanuary 26, 2012 Comment

Resisting the corporate state

Anarchism, Christianity, climate change, PoliticsJules EvansJanuary 25, 2012Comment

National happiness measurements don't correlate with anything

well-being measurementsJules EvansJanuary 24, 2012 Comment

AA Long on Marcus Aurelius and the Self

StoicismJules EvansJanuary 24, 2012 Comments

Friday round-up of the best from psychology, philosophy and the politics of well-being

CBT, Psychoanalysis, well-being measurementsJules EvansJanuary 20, 2012 Comments

I don't dislike Freud because he was pessimistic. I dislike him because he was so dogmatic, and so wrong

CBT, PsychoanalysisJules EvansJanuary 20, 2012 Comments

IEA slams the politics and economics of happiness

happiness, UK politics, well-being measurementsJules EvansJanuary 19, 2012Comment

De Botton's Religion for Atheists: community without commitment

Atheism, ReligionJules EvansJanuary 18, 2012 Comments

Opening up about mental illness at work

depressionJules EvansJanuary 18, 2012 Comment

The individual versus the system in American New Wave cinema

Anarchism, cinema, PoliticsJules EvansJanuary 18, 2012Comment

An account of the infamous Brindley lecture on erectile disfunction

UncategorizedJules EvansJanuary 17, 2012 Comment

The Cameron / Gove 'chasm' on well-being classes

UK politics, Wellbeing classesJules EvansJanuary 17, 2012 Comments

The Optimism Bias - overly pessimistic?

Positive PsychologyJules EvansJanuary 17, 2012 Comments

The Genesis theory of consciousness

Christianity, ConsciousnessJules EvansJanuary 16, 2012 Comments

CBT...the TV channel!

CBTJules EvansJanuary 15, 2012Comment

PoW: Can we measure the well-being impact of the arts?

Art, Literature, Musical therapy, well-being measurementsJules EvansJanuary 13, 2012 Comments

Bowie's Magic Dance

Musical therapyJules EvansJanuary 11, 2012Comment

Daniel Pinchbeck and Russell Brand on mysticism etc

mysticism, PsychedelicsJules EvansJanuary 10, 2012Comment

Everything is a remix

UncategorizedJules EvansJanuary 9, 2012Comment

Alastair Campbell on the politics of happiness

CBT, depression, Politics, UK politics, well-being measurements, Wellbeing classesJules EvansJanuary 8, 2012Comment

Positive Psychology for the entire country?

Positive Psychology, Wellbeing classesJules EvansJanuary 7, 2012 Comment

A longing for belonging

LoveJules EvansJanuary 6, 2012 Comments

Suicide and the law: Stoics versus Christians

Christianity, StoicismJules EvansJanuary 5, 2012 Comments

Greatest hits 2011

UncategorizedJules EvansDecember 30, 2011 Comments

'A beloved community that circles the world'

Anarchism, PoliticsJules EvansDecember 23, 2011Comment

Fukuyama on the need for a new ideology

CommunitarianismJules EvansDecember 22, 2011Comment

Lego's 'Civil Unrest' collection

Anarchism, Comic reliefJules EvansDecember 21, 2011Comment

The UK curriculum review: end of citizenship classes?

Wellbeing classesJules EvansDecember 20, 2011Comment

Herman Van Rompuy on the power of positive thinking

Politics, Positive Psychology, well-being measurementsJules EvansDecember 19, 2011 Comment

Fake quotes

self-helpJules EvansDecember 18, 2011 Comments

Russell Hoban RIP

LiteratureJules EvansDecember 14, 2011Comment

How I learned to stop worrying and love self-employment

Behavioural economics, WorkJules EvansDecember 14, 2011 Comments

Wild Man

UncategorizedJules EvansDecember 13, 2011Comment

How to bridge the Two Cultures?

UncategorizedJules EvansDecember 12, 2011 Comments

PoW: On toes, feet, pilgrimages, Europe, and xenophilia

Buddhism, Musical therapy, Politics, Wellbeing classesJules EvansDecember 9, 2011 Comments

Uncontrollable dancing

Civilization and its D..., Musical therapyJules EvansDecember 6, 2011 Comments

The Secret can save your life!

GurusJules EvansDecember 2, 2011 Comments

On the humanities

therapeutic philosophyJules EvansDecember 1, 2011Comment

What you treasure, measure. (Really?)

well-being measurementsJules EvansNovember 29, 2011 Comments

The return of Spinoza

StoicismJules EvansNovember 28, 2011 Comment

Has Religious Studies A-Level saved philosophy?

Wellbeing classesJules EvansNovember 27, 2011 Comment

Stan Collymore on depression

depression, StigmaJules EvansNovember 26, 2011 Comments

A Complete Guide To Human Folly (Abridged)

Behavioural economics, CBT, scepticismJules EvansNovember 25, 2011 Comments

A global philosophy hub

Community philosophyJules EvansNovember 23, 2011 Comments

Guy Debord, Situationism, and the Occupy movement

Anarchism, Politics, RevolutionJules EvansNovember 21, 2011 Comments

Mountaneering angels

ChristianityJules EvansNovember 18, 2011Comment

How much can you tell from facial expressions?

UncategorizedJules EvansNovember 16, 2011 Comment

Daniel Kahneman: 'Well-being can't be defined by a single measurement'

Behavioural economics, well-being measurementsJules EvansNovember 15, 2011 Comments

Occupy Roundhouse!

Civilization and its D..., Revolution, UK politicsJules EvansNovember 15, 2011 Comment

Vote for me please!

Wellbeing classesJules EvansNovember 14, 2011Comment

Tim LeBon on Philosophical CBT

CBT, therapeutic philosophyJules EvansNovember 13, 2011 Comments

Fortune favours the brave!

Comic reliefJules EvansNovember 11, 2011Comment

A blueprint for 'Philosophical CBT'

CBT, Community philosophy, Epicureanism, Positive Psychology, Stoicism, therapeutic philosophyJules EvansNovember 11, 2011 Comments

Is psychiatry approaching a 'tipping point'?

PsychiatryJules EvansNovember 9, 2011Comment

The society of righteous and harmonious fists

UncategorizedJules EvansNovember 8, 2011 Comment

Paul Ormerod on the dangers of happiness indices

well-being measurementsJules EvansNovember 8, 2011 Comments

Sir Gus O' Donnell on well-being politics

UK politics, well-being measurementsJules EvansNovember 7, 2011Comment

Occupy your heart chakra

Civilization and its D..., Politics, UK politicsJules EvansNovember 5, 2011 Comments

Philosophical shapes

UncategorizedJules EvansNovember 2, 2011 Comment

Florence + the Margarita

Musical therapyJules EvansNovember 1, 2011Comment