Topic

care

2 essays on care from the Consilium journal. Featuring Carl Rogers, Vaclav Havel, Simone Weil. Each pits three thinkers against one hard question.


Ethics

When Is It Right to Help Someone Who Won't Help Themselves?

Three thinkers on helping those who resist. Rogers says accept the person, not the behavior. Havel says enabling is dishonesty. Weil says attention sees what is actually needed.

Carl RogersVaclav HavelSimone Weilcarecompassion

Relationships

What Do You Say to Someone You Love Who Is Hurting Themselves?

There is no right thing to say. Oliver says stay present. Miller says the wound is older than you. Carnegie asks what winning this argument actually costs.

Mary OliverAlice MillerDale Carnegiecareboundaries

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Alice Miller Carl Rogers Dale Carnegie Mary Oliver Simone Weil Vaclav Havel boundaries compassion

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