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The Pharmakon of Shame

Séan Kennedy and Joseph Valente, editors of Irish Shame, explore the intricate relationship between empathy and shame in this blog.

May 7, 2025
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Drawing of the game of artificial frogs: most frogs sit on the surface of the water, whilst the 'salted frog' sinks to the bottom

Do your movements in sleep resemble artificial frogs?

What does Aristotle say about the relationship between dreams and reality? And what does it have to do with frogs?

Edinburgh University Press
January 31, 2025