Category: philosophical counseling
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Deconstructing Total Work And Finding The Joy Of Being
Step 1: Leave No Stone Unturned Simply examine every conception, every belief, and every feeling you have about the allegedly special value accorded to work and see that it—whatever it is—has no basis, no legs to stand on. Go straight to the heart of the cultural idolatry you’ve inherited. Leave no stone unturned. Don’t let the “fever” you’ve felt in connection…
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Conversational Mysticism: Andrew Taggart & Guy Sengstock
Please watch my very sweet conversation with Guy Sengstock. Linger there and enjoy.
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16.8 Million Americans File For Unemployment: The Fragility of Gainful Employment & The Lie We Call Meaningful Work
Make that 16.8 million Americans! We can either focus on patching a broken system of gainful employment, OR we can start doing philosophy. Why not, right here and now, begin focusing on a plurality of models whose point is to ensure that all people have decent livelihoods? — Andrew J. Taggart (@andrewjtaggart) April 9, 2020…
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Three Books With Andrew Taggart
Davood Gozli and I discuss three books that have been near and dear to my heart: Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Pierre Hadot’s The Present Alone Is Our Happiness, and Lao Tse’s The Tao Te Ching. All three books have been formative at the just the right moments in my life. Austen’s books taught me the importance of…
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Our Kairotic Zeitgeist: An Opening For Contemplation
There are now approximately 5 billion people ordered or strongly urged to stay at home. At this very moment, we could be experiencing an extraordinary collective existential opening. It must be clear to you that, at least in the United States, our healthcare system is fragile; that our food system (given intricate supply chains and…
Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 