Monthly Archives: January 2015

“Peer Pressure”

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Abigail

“Peer Pressure” No one can resist peer pressure. Such is the judgment of Peter Berger, sociologist of knowledge. To this generalization, I am no exception. For that reason perhaps, peer pressure interests me. One time, I entered the lobby of … Continue reading →

Posted in Academe, Action, Alienation, Cool, Culture, Desire, dialectic, Erotic Life, Ethics, Fashion, Femininity, Feminism, Freedom, Gender Balance, Hegel, history of ideas, Ideology, Institutional Power, Male Power, Masculinity, master, Memoir, Philosophy, Political, Political Movements, Power, Psychology, relationships, Roles, Sexuality, Social Conventions, Sociobiology, Suffering, The Examined Life, The Problematic of Woman | Tagged "Feminism Without Contradictions", "Philosophic Foundations of Feminism", "The Enfranchisement of Women", "The Subjection of Women", academic feminism, American Philosophical Association, argumentative power, cutting edge, feminists, Gender, good old boys, groupthink, hair style, Harriet Taylor Mill, identity, John Stuart Mill, nineteenth-century philosophy, peer pressure, Peter Berger, professional meetings, role models, sex, sex roles, social pressure, sociology of knowledge, The Monist, the social construction of reality, Women's Studies | Leave a comment

“Combat”

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Abigail

“Combat” I will not cease from Mental Fight Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand Till we have built Jerusalem In England’s green and pleasant Land. I’ve been in a number of fights in my life – to keep … Continue reading →

Posted in Academe, Action, Alienation, Art, Chivalry, Class, Cool, Desire, dialectic, Ethics, Evil, Faith, Femininity, Friendship, Guilt and Innocence, Institutional Power, Legal Responsibility, life and death struggle, Literature, Philosophy, Poetry, Political, Power, Psychology, relationships, Roles, Social Conventions, Spirituality, Suffering, The Examined Life, The Problematic of Woman, Theism, Time, War, Work | Tagged "And did those feet in ancient time", academic life, allies, battle, battlefield, bystanders, career success, combat, fight, filial piety, Fred Roe, identity, integrity, Jerusalem, Joan of Arc, justice, kibitzing, litigation, luck, meaningful life, mental fight, opportunism, prudence, selling out, strategy, tactics, tenure, the intolerable, trial, unacceptable, William Blake, winning and losing | 2 Comments

“Brokenness”

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Abigail

“Brokenness” By “brokenness” I mean what occurs in our psyches, not what happens when a vase shatters on a tile floor. But what is this psychic brokenness? It seems to occur in our conviction that something – whatever it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Alienation, Art, Chivalry, Courtship, Culture, Desire, dialectic, Erotic Life, Eternity, Ethics, Evil, Faith, Fashion, Femininity, Friendship, Guilt and Innocence, history of ideas, Ideology, Legal Responsibility, life and death struggle, Literature, Love, Masculinity, Memoir, motherhood, Philosophy, Poetry, Political, Power, Psychology, relationships, Roles, Sexuality, Social Conventions, Spirituality, Suffering, The Examined Life, The Problematic of Woman, Time | Tagged "Infidel", "Look Homeward Angel", "To Lucasta Going to the Wars", "Witness from Hell: The bravery of a North Korean Escape", "You Can't Go Home Again", a mother's love, argument, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, discursive argument, first love, fragmentation, honor, irreparable, Jay Nordlinger, longing, love ballads, Metropolitan Museum, philosophic verities, repression, revenge, Richard Lovelace, Romance, Romeo and Juliet, substitution, Thomas Wolfe, Titanic, transcendence, true love, vainglory, weddings, Yeonmi Park | 2 Comments

“Learning to Ride”

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Abigail

“Learning to Ride” Fran, my therapeutic riding teacher, told me today that – – slow and steady – – I am putting together the different pieces of a rider’s ride. By degrees, I am getting “stabilized” in holding the position … Continue reading →

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