Category Archives: Philosophy & Psychology

A Child’s “Pure Unclouded Brow”

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Ron Pavellas

The quote in the title is from the poem that is the preface to Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice found There, the sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. I was around 11 years old when my … Continue reading →

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“Healthcare,” Health, Sickness: A Brief Essay on Our Confusion in These Matters

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Ron Pavellas

In the Western world we have dissected ourselves into separate, disconnected parts: mind / body / spirit, most pertinently. We treat our bodies as we do our automobile: we maintain our body to some or no degree and when it … Continue reading →

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