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I remember when same-sex marriage was legalised in Australia. At the time I was still at university studying my double major in philosophy and psychology. I remember in one of my philosophy tutorials discussing the concept of heteronormativity. I cannot recall a precise year when same-sex marriage was finally legalised, but my guess is that…
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What is Jake Reading? #3 – Hamlet
William Shakespeare has certainly exerted enormous influence upon me and my own writings. My own novel Amontillado drew heavily upon the works of Shakespeare. My favorite plays of Shakespeare are the ones that I understand the best: Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet. I have read Hamlet perhaps 4 times now and I always find that…
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What is Jake Reading? #2 Madness in Civilization
When I saw the title of Scull’s book, my brain made the connection immediately: ‘didn’t Foucault write a book called Madness and Civilization?’ Interestingly, Foucault also took a very historical approach to philosophy. According to the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article on Foucault, “Foucault’s work is trans-disciplinary in nature, ranging across the concerns of the…
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Positive affirmations!
In light of my very recent depression diagnosis, I made a promise to myself: I would read my positive affirmations once a day. In fact, this morning I thought to write out some of my own positive affirmations. I really enjoy using the Freely app on my iPad. With my Apple Pencil in hand, I…
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What is Jake reading?
I commenced reading Winchester’s book on the 3/06/2023. I bought this book at Big W because it looked like a particularly philosophical book. Reading the title of the book ‘Knowing what we Know’ I thought that this book might offer me a epistemological theory (a theory of knowledge). What does the word empiricism mean to…
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My Disguise
You tell her that giving her heart to you might be a calculated risk. You explain that you’re not trying to turn over a new leaf, but you are demythologizing yourself. You remind her that you are impossible to classify; an enigma yes, but not a derelict, nor a vagabond or a victim. She asks,…
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What will I do next?
What do you do when you don’t know what life is all about and which story to believe? You notice that so many ideas, thoughts, and reflections swirl around in your head. Your headspace is an ocean of ideas, your headspace is bigger than the biggest ocean and as infinite and endless as space itself.…
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A Picture is worth a thousand words!
I am sure that you have heard of the expression ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’. I am not entirely sure what that expression means to you, but for me it means that when human words are insufficient and lacking (and I often find that they are!) pictures say a lot too. On the…
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What is Jake Reading?
I thought it was time to publish some of the books I have been reading. Over the next few days you can look forward to a number of different posts covering the different books I have read. Within, you will find different quotes that I found to be interesting and illuminating. Philosophy and Life —…