Kindless Philosophy

 A Quiet and Flowing Life Like Water When someone asks me, "How do you live?" I reply, "I live like water." This doesn't mean that I do nothing amidst the situations and events given to me. It simply means I continue doing something without much thought or attachment. When Wonhyo described the state of Nirvana as "deep and tranquil like true suchness, far removed from the ten marks," I cannot fathom what that tranquility is or whether it is the same as the tranquility I feel. However, at least when I express my state in words, my mind is neither cluttered nor confused. This quiet and flowing life like water is not stagnant. When facing phenomena, I do not refuse the will and effort to interpret them subjectively. Nevertheless, I do not cling to them. The vitality of the fish, wind, and moss that I encounter as I flow like water is an unavoidable situation given to me. When Merleau-Ponty spoke of "being-toward-the-world," might he not have m...

Mental history and Mental illness   Mental illness has always been with human history since the past. Unlike prehistoric times, ancient society viewed it as a physical problem, but in the Middle Ages, it was dismissed as a phenomenon of demon possession by evil spirits. However, as the number of people with mental illness increased exponentially during World War II, research on the occurrence of mental illness due to biological causes, which had begun in the 19th century, gained momentum and psychiatry became a specialized field of medicine. In the East, like the ancient West, humans were viewed holistically. Korea had only oriental medicine and folk remedies until the introduction of Western medicine in the late 19th century. Western missionaries and during the Japanese colonial period produced educated Korean psychiatrists, and the enactment of the “Mental Health Act” in 1995 led to the rapid development of psychiatry.(2015. 30-2) Phenomenology of perception One of the important ...

 Avoiding some of the Consequences of Streaming The advantage of mixed ability grouping is that it provides direct instruction to every individual student. The problem with standardized education is that students may not be able to keep up with classes, and in the worst case, they may unintentionally fall into a lower group.(ibid., 15) The world horizon of teachers, students, and education “Percevoir, c'est se rendre présent quelque chose à l'aide du corps, la chose ayant toujours sa place dans un horizon de monde, et le déchiffrement consistant à remplacer chaque détail dans les horizons perceptifs qui lui conviennent. Mais de telles formules sont autant d'énigmes, à moins qu'on ne les rapproche des développements concrets qu'elles résument.” (M. Merleau-ponty, PP , 104) The horizon of the world is revealed through perception. The horizon is the place where experience and knowledge meet and phenomena are formed.  Phenomenological horizon of body-subject Merleau-Pon...