Greetings Readers!
Many longtime subscribers may already be aware of Paradoxically Speaking — a podcast with my good friend Brandon Tumblin (host of The Strong Stoic and creator of The Strong Stoic Newsletter). For anyone new to Paradoxically Speaking, our conversations (or, you might say, ramblings and ruminations) attempt to explore the complexities and nuances of living our highest good in the modern world.
What is Paradoxically Speaking?
Paradoxes exist nearly everywhere — even in the area of self-improvement. In the classic On Becoming a Person, psychologist Carl Rogers wrote, “The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” When you encounter a paradox — there is potential and opportunity within the tension.
As the nineteenth-century Danish physicist Niels Bohr put it, “How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress.”
Most of our conversations explore principles and practices from many sides (which we understand may not be for everyone). For example, we are interested in human goodness (virtue) and our capacity for evil (vice). The wisdom of connection and the power of solitude. The importance of structure and the need for flexibility. Although we intentionally explore the complexities of living well — we strive to keep things practical.
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The Paradoxes of Love
In this episode, Brandon and I discuss the many names (and paradoxes) around love. Throughout the conversation, we attempt to humbly explore the many sides of love through a series of passages.
Love is not a new topic here; for Reading & the Good Life (our weekly meetup), we explored The Art of Loving by the psychoanalyst and social philosopher Erich Fromm. In a meditation titled Five Ways to Think About Love, we discussed how similar to wisdom — love is many things (and The Courage to Love).
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