This article is looking into the connection between too much passivity and free time created after the industrial revolution, and leading and linking to more mediocrity and even mental illness. The industrial revolution saw a large amount of the population with much more free time on their hands. No longer did people have to work…
Looking into the psychology of religion and investigating why people follow certain beliefs, including which personality traits make someone more and less likely to be religious. What people they get out of it, including benefits, the limitations it creates, and generally the good and bad aspects of religious belief. Opinions on religious belief can vary…
This article is a quick look at CG Jung’s collected works on the development or achievement of personality. What did Carl Jung actually mean when he talks about the achievement of personality, and how does one get there? Including my own interpretations and thoughts on this subject. It’s important to understand that the term personality…
This article is mostly about using psychology and philosophy to improve and evolve the human species, genuinely being progressive. As-well as psychology it also includes other forms of knowledge and understandings. The types of societal improvements I’m talking about are, reducing conflicts, prejudices and divisions between groups of people in-order to actually progress humanity. Learning…
Socrates is one of the greatest and most well known of the Greek philosophers, along with Plato and Aristotle. This article looks into some of Socrates ideas on achieving happiness, and also on why people perform evil acts. I also add my own interpretations and thoughts into this article. Socrates believed that most people who…
What is herd morality? Herd morality is one of Friedrich Nietzsche’s main philosophical ideas. This article looks into the reasons for herd morality and conformity while adding other relevant psychological explanations into the mix. It also looks into modern day examples of this psychological phenomena. What is herd morality? Herd morality is a collective value…