Thinking With Somebody Else's Head

"The idea of being a victim of evil is quite a comfortable one," writes Norberto Keppe in his book, Psychotherapy and Exorcism. "But what's really going on," he continues, "is that the human being... Podcast from the International Society of Analytical Trilogy. Important psychological and social science discussions are found here.

Temptation. Like most religious words, that one's been banalized and reduced from its original meaning. It means literally a trial or a test. A moment in your life when you have a choice to be... Podcast from the International Society of Analytical Trilogy. Important psychological and social science discussions are found here.

We're just out of the Easter period and some reflections. It was a tough week for the faithful. The burning of Notre Dame striking hard in that major center of Christian faith for 800 something... Podcast from the International Society of Analytical Trilogy. Important psychological and social science discussions are found here.

Back when I was a kid playing street hockey in my hometown, a couple of Dutch immigrant kids came out hoping to join us. They were carrying hockey sticks their father had made by nailing a piece of... Podcast from the International Society of Analytical Trilogy. Important psychological and social science discussions are found here.

As we head into Christmas, we often take time to reflect on friends and family, on hopes and dreams, on plans and logistics. After all, we've got the trips to hometowns, the Christmas gift buying,... Podcast from the International Society of Analytical Trilogy. Important psychological and social science discussions are found here.

In Norberto Keppe's extraordinary book, Liberation of the People, he writes, "Humankind reckons among its numbers a few individuals who are completely sick. This includes those who have succeeded in... Podcast from the International Society of Analytical Trilogy. Important psychological and social science discussions are found here.

We are assailed in our modern world with all sorts of problems. There are money worries, health of ageing parents, stress and depression, crime and taxes. Coping with all of that can make us forget... Podcast from the International Society of Analytical Trilogy. Important psychological and social science discussions are found here.

Dogma. A principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true. Meaning incapable of being questioned or doubted. In the 15 and 1600s, there was the beginning of a... Podcast from the International Society of Analytical Trilogy. Important psychological and social science discussions are found here.

A few hundred years ago, the notions of heaven and hell, of God and Lucifer, were respected themes for composers, poets, and painters. Milton's Paradise Lost contains the idea of Lucifer endeavoring... Podcast from the International Society of Analytical Trilogy. Important psychological and social science discussions are found here.

I'm Richard Lloyd Jones, and this is Thinking with Somebody Else's Head. In the philosophy of religion, evil has always been a thorny issue. Is evil something inherent in the essence of man and... Podcast from the International Society of Analytical Trilogy. Important psychological and social science discussions are found here.

Welcome to Thinking with Somebody Else's Head, I'm Richard Lloyd Jones. A couple of thousand years ago, a consideration of virtue was part of everyday, common discourse. The Greeks gave considerable... Podcast from the International Society of Analytical Trilogy. Important psychological and social science discussions are found here.

I’m Richard Lloyd Jones, and this is Thinking with Somebody Else’s Head. A quick word of warning right at the beginning of our program today … this is a delicate subject. In a world where speech is... Podcast from the International Society of Analytical Trilogy. Important psychological and social science discussions are found here.

I'm Richard Lloyd Jones and welcome to another episode of Thinking with Somebody Else's Head. Read the literature about complex problem solving and you're in for a challenging read. System structure... Podcast from the International Society of Analytical Trilogy. Important psychological and social science discussions are found here.

I'm Richard Lloyd Jones, and this is Thinking with Somebody Else's Head. In light of the Paris attacks in November of 2015, it's difficult to know the best thing to do. The French government,... Podcast from the International Society of Analytical Trilogy. Important psychological and social science discussions are found here.

I'm Richard Lloyd Jones and this is Thinking with Somebody Else's Head. I moved to Brazil from New York in 2001, 2 1/2 months before 9/11. Talk about timing. But if it was timing, it was not... Podcast from the International Society of Analytical Trilogy. Important psychological and social science discussions are found here.

I'm Richard Lloyd Jones and this is Thinking with Somebody Else's Head. Well, you don't have to look far these days, do you, to find signs of sickness. A young girl is stoned in Brazil by evangelical... Podcast from the International Society of Analytical Trilogy. Important psychological and social science discussions are found here.

Welcome to Thinking with Somebody Else's Head. Carl Gustav Jung proposed that everything that irritates us about others can lead us to understand ourselves. For him, others were a giant mirror into... Podcast from the International Society of Analytical Trilogy. Important psychological and social science discussions are found here.

Our thinking, our philosophies of life, these are things we take for granted most of the time. "That's just the way it is," we say, and we step out confidently upon that premise. But what extensive... Podcast from the International Society of Analytical Trilogy. Important psychological and social science discussions are found here.

The truth will set you free, it is written. OK, good. But knowing what the truth is, recognizing it when it pulls up alongside, ah, that’s a little more difficult. Especially as our materialistic... Podcast from the International Society of Analytical Trilogy. Important psychological and social science discussions are found here.

We are clearly living in a time of veneration of the individual in western society. In North America, it's part of our mythology. The strong, independent, self-sufficient person is admired, and you... Podcast from the International Society of Analytical Trilogy. Important psychological and social science discussions are found here.