The Relationalist Manifesto
The philosopher Hannah Arendt wrote presciently about the danger of a society of lonely individuals. She defined loneliness not as solitude—since solitude is where one can reflect on their connection to themselves and others and really prepare themselves for encountering others. She described loneliness as isolation and even alienation from others... See more
Sure, Mr. Hoover. • Hope beyond individualism
The Post-Individual
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If we continue to measure our lives by standards of self-determination, self-actualization, self-reliance, self-betterment, self-caregiving just to get wiser, happier, and healthier seems like a strange path.
But if we change our orientation to one of interdependence, seeing humans as a web of twisted roots, a vision of interdependence allows for us
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