Exist

‘To Exist Is to Be Different:’ Creativity as Self-Affirmation

David Sahyoun, 14/05 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Psychoanalysis Exist Creativity Self-Affirmation Culture

For philosopher Jean Baudrillard, consumption is far more than an economic act – it is a system of communication and social control. We don’t consume merely to meet our needs; we consume to be like others, to belong to the collective. Behind the apparent abundance of choice hides an insidious conformity: you need to have this object to be ...

‘To Exist Is to Be Different:’ The Challenge of Loving Without Losing Oneself

David Sahyoun, 07/05 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Exist Psychoanalysis Couple Love Difference

When differentiation hasn’t occurred during key developmental stages, it eventually resurfaces as an existential crisis. Whether in adulthood, through burnout, sudden depression or emotional turmoil at a life crossroads, it often reflects a deep need to become something other than what one has turned into. Far from being solely negative, these ...

‘To Exist Is to Be Different:’ The Birth of Individuality

David Sahyoun, 30/04 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Psychonalysis Culture Exist Difference Child Appearance

“To exist is to not be confused with the surrounding environment, it is to be heterogeneous, it is to be different. Each color is only itself through the contrast with the color that faces it. It only has value in opposition.” This quote from biologist Albert Jacquard illustrates how a subject’s true identity is formed through otherness, ...

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