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Cool! I will see if I can get to it sometime in February or March. Thanks for your input :)

Wonderful! Thanks for your comment. People have said that about Lacan’s seminars, as well. I think when it is done well and consistently, it can create an enjoyable reading experience.

Thank you! 🙏

Thanks for your note and sharing your perspective, and I’m glad you found my video helpful! The topic is certainly interesting, but I also think it deserves a better treatment.

Thanks for your note! I also remember searching online after reading it, to see how people have made sense of it.

Thanks for your comment! Indeed, it is the undeveloped *emotional* response that can inhibit the further development of the emotion. Perhaps it's more accurate to say that the undeveloped anger has unarticulated or poorly-articulated reasons, rather than no reasons at all. The reason why an emotion can remain unarticulated is that we might be anxious about what we might discover if we try to explore its reasons.

@DavoodGozli yes maybe poorly articulated anger. The mind does create some kind of cocoon for the real cause of anger so that person does not have to deal with it. Freud's ideas are really logical. I was wondering did he create his theory only based on assumptions or did he have any empirical proof that helped him to come to his conclusions?

Really good question! His major source of empirical evidence was his clinical practice, the patients who came to him with problems and how his attempted to treat them. He also read case studies of his colleagues. Of course, clinical evidence is very different from controlled experimental research, because the cases are singular and messy and the kinds of claims we base on them cannot always be generalized. Some say that Freud’s problem was not his limited empirical evidence, but his desire to be scientifically rigorous (to make psychoanalysis like a biology).

@DavoodGozli thank you for the information. I also tried to google about it and I read he got inspiration also from one of his dreams and by analysing his own childhood.

Thank you for your comment! I'm very glad you found it stimulating. I also found Lear's approach uniquely helpful and engaging.

There are some books mentioned in the video description. In addition, there is Antonio Damasio's book, Descartes' Error, as well as Robert Solomon's books on the rationality of emotions (True to Our Feelings: What Our Emotions Are Really Telling Us). Hope these are helpful

In a couple of weeks, we will cover an essay that is directly relevant to your question (Mourning and Melancholia). For now, the short answer is no-Sadness or melancholy (in the ordinary meaning of the words) is not necessarily pathological. Freud has a specific meaning for the word melancholia. Thanks for watching! Take care.

I’m very glad it was useful-thanks for watching!

Thank you for listening, Dr. Champagne. I appreciate your kind words.

Thank you for watching!

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Thanks for sharing your experience! It's always interesting to hear how others respond to these texts.

I believe title is making a reference to Buddhist teachings, where “hungry ghosts” represent endless craving and emptiness. It reflects how addiction arises from emotional pain and unmet needs, and expresses the idea that people struggle with desires they can’t satisfy.

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for your feedback! I will continue the meandering through Freud's texts.

Thanks for watching! It's completely fine to not grasp all of Freud's arguments at first... It has taken me quite a while to slowly understand a little of it. But I have found it rewarding and worthwhile.

That is true!

Yes, it is fascinating how Freud provides the point of departure and the inspiration both for later developments and for fresh returns to the history of philosophy. My aim here, however, is to meet Freud as he presents himself in his writing. Thank you for your comment!

@DavoodGozli so cool and thanks for drilling down on that insight into how he goes about this presenting. 🙌

Thank you for sharing such a vivid and layered reflection. The contrast between the raw beauty of rural life and the curated opulence of your brother’s world ties to some of my concerns. The tension between conservative aesthetics and the rebellious punk ethos-it’s true that both can feel limiting. Your question about feeling beauty through gets to the heart of it: living and embodying beauty in narrative (dramatic) form, in all its messiness and contradictions.Your hand-painted Kubb set was a beautiful gesture, and singular as an act of creation and its aim to connect. I’m glad the video resonated with you, and I was very glad to read your thoughts!

@@DavoodGozli my pleasure,,, ish. Xx (hope my bro don't see this... ooops he always means well... sort of... )

@@DavoodGozlihmmm, your words 'curated opulence' have been sinking in. I'm not sure they work for me as description - there's no Opulence in Penshaw... over the fence on the Lambton estate... yes... for Penshaw its a sticky patch n an industrial wound. but perhaps i am being too sentimental. ...anyways, i ponder on, good day Xx.

@ Thank you! I don't think we can be accused of sentimentalism just for noticing the things we sense... But there are currents that discourage us from paying attention to what we sense. That might be why aesthetics (faithful attention to sense and sensations) leads to socially or politically significant acts. Take care and good day!

I appreciate it-thanks!

Think about his example of astrology in match-making. He says that astrological signs and interpretations are the nexus connecting lovers... but isn't there also a desire on the part of the individuals to be connected and pursue romantic love? Astrological systems are helping them connect, but they would find other ways of connecting... Hope that makes it clear.

@@DavoodGozli I see your point about the desire for connection playing a role , but I think that the scope of astrology's influence goes beyond just human-to-human bonds. While the human desire to connected or being social is powerful, it tends to be limited to a relatively small circle of close relationships throughout one's life. Astrology operates on a much larger scale. It doesn't just connect two lovers; it creates a shared framework that connects people with similar star signs or those who subscribe to this story or thinking, even if they never meet or directly interact. This shared belief can lead to a sense of belonging and even cooperation among individuals within the same astrological group, forming a kind of community. Also one of my view is that he points out fiction works better to create/maintain social order because Truth is complicated and can also be painful and disturbing. But AI wouldn't be constrained by this it can pursue truth collectively, hence which may lead to both power and wisdom. And if we humans are in symbyosis with AI (maybe through neuralink) it may just transfer information to us, helping us to pursue truth as well. Its just a thought experiment and I don't fully subscribe to this but still would like to hear your views.

Pleasure is all mine! Very much looking forward to the course.

That's very kind of you-thanks! I am personally quite happy with 1K views. When I begin recording, I often imagine just talking to 2-3 people and that's probably reflected on my voice and manner of speaking.

That's very nice to hear :)

You are not alone in your feelings and frustrations with the current state of the industry. It's driven by billionaire greed imo. Icarus. Denial, hubris, and glutony of tech. The inner and outer alignment problem gone hyperbolic. There will be much distruption and destruction of existing systems at all levels of society and civilization. It won't be Skynet. It will be human on human trouble beyond comprehension. The AI version of Don't Look Up. Already occuring.

Very nice! Thank you

Thanks for listening!

Thanks for listening

Mr Gozli, I've been reading "The denial of death" for the past week now, even though I'm familiar with Freud and psychoanalysis, but still, there's stuff that I'm not getting properly, I know and understand the main thesis, and TH-cam has content on it too, but the chapters where he integrates psychoanalysis to his thesis is a bit difficult for me to properly grasp. Can you make a video on the lesser discussed parts of the book, or maybe the book as a whole, if it fits your convenience.

I have some tentative plans to discuss Freud in the coming months. I will try to fit in Ernest Becker, too.

@@DavoodGozlithat’d be great.

Thanks for the compliment contained in your question. I don’t think I read fast. A little each day adds up over time and surprises us in retrospect. It’s time itself that flies by so quickly, and there is still so much left to read. Happy new year!

Thank you - Hearing that means a lot to me. Happy New Year!

Thanks! Glad you liked it

Agreed! Thank you for watching and for your comment. PS: I think we follow each other on Twitter/X. Happy Holidays!

Thanks for your comment. Yes, it seems like coming to terms with Marx is a significant aspect of all contemporary thinkers' contributions, deciding on what he got right and what he missed.

@@DavoodGozli Marx is one of those philosopher, once you read you cannot not use him. Ghost of his ideas will "haunt" you positively or negatively....at least that is my experience.

I know what you mean... I wonder if the form of life we settle into can bring to us its own justification, regardless of its consequences in the world. We're inclined toward a form of life partly because of the truth (and/or the aesthetics) it carries with it. When I reflect on the life of Jacques Thibault, which might seem very inconsequential in some ways, I think of it as significant for the stand it takes against injustice, war, and laziness.

I haven't seen One Piece - Thanks for making that connection. As long as you're reading some good stuff, the exact books we read don't matter as much, just because there is so much to read... Happy Holidays!

@@DavoodGozli I think that's a good perspective to have with respect to reading given how much there is to read. I would recommend you read instead of watch one piece if you ever choose to. Happy Holidays to you and your family!

Thanks! Many people begin with The Burnout Society, but you could start elsewhere: The Scent of Time, Psychopolitics, Non-things, Capitalism and the Death Drive ... are all good choices.

Thank you for asking. I have considered it, but I think my relationship with writing is too long-term for Substack. For example, I have a writing project currently, that's been with me for a few months and I don't know when it might be ready for an audience. So I keep working on it quietly and privately. I also don't read much Substack... I post on TH-cam because I myself watch TH-cam videos myself.

Thank you for sharing! It’s always nice to hear from others from different walks of life connecting with Dr. Maté’s works… I wish you and your family all the best. It’s important to be patient and sometimes allow things to go through their time course, while making gentle interventions with love. It sounds like that’s your approach. Best of luck!

I didn't realise there was a Persian translation! در جستجوی زمان ازدست‌رفته

I feel the same way. This collection is new (it was gifted to me a few months ago). It's been almost 20 years since I read Proust and I'm looking forward to revisiting this work. I'm sure it will be very different now.

@@karanvasudeva5424 Yep! It's a great translation, too.