Elizaveta Friesem
About
Books
Media is us
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Principles of communication
Micro- and macropower
ACE model
Description of chapters
Hypertext projects
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Me, looking for meaning
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All the pages I have started
List of completed pages
Human thinking is nonlinear
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Verbal vs. nonverbal communication
Human thinking
What is "natural"?
On being a writer
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On being a scholar
Paradox
Make Sense
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Interpretation
Knowledge
Human brain
Content and form of this book
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Rhizome in philosophy
My quest for meaning
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Why do people hurt each other?
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Good vs. evil
Violence in the human nature
Mean and stupid
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Free will
Can I give myself credit for being empathetic?
Circumstances
Cycle of violence
Doing the right thing
Norms
Everybody is connected
We hurt others when we are in pain
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Emotional pain
(Mis)understanding each other's needs
Both sides
Self-awareness and empathy of higher order
Postmodern philosophy
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On being right
Truth
Reality
Binaries
Power
Cognitive biases
Why do misunderstandings happen?
Postmodern worldview
Us and them
Science, religion and art
Human nature
Meaning
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Human needs
Meaning of life
Where do meanings come from?
Ideas
Why do everyday objects make sense?
Meaningless
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Common sense
Explain/excuse conflation
Choice
Subjectivity and objectivity
"It is what it is"
How much do we understand each other?
Meaning wars
Communication
Objectification
Meaning communities
Meaning-seeking vs. meaning-making
Individual meanings vs. shared meanings
Feelings
Hypertext books
Why am I trying to stay sane?
>
Coronavirus and me
I am an optimist
What does it mean to "understand"?
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Polarization
Understanding ourselves
Why is language so unhelpful?
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Synesthesia
Language
Media
Empathy
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When conflict gets out of control
"Little lady" and "differently-abled"
Empathy as a matter of self-preservation
Self-empathy
"I'll never understand!"
Everybody has their struggles
Privilege
"The Death of the Author"
What is a text?
Literal vs. nonliteral communication
What's the point?
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Depression
Do children ask themselves about the purpose of life?
The importance of having a purpose
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Knowing your true purpose
Self-awareness
Inner compass
Forgetting about your purpose
What will this project become?
>
Suggested citation format
Power of meanings // Meanings of power
It's not about "them"
Blog
Bio
Workshops
Five (easy) steps to become media literate
Surviving the polarization vortex
Learn more
Talks and interviews
Poems
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Stranger
Lonely heart
Fairy tales
Dreams and nightmares
Moon
Seasons
Muse
Sketches
Nonsense
Educational materials
Choice
Existentialism - we are "radically free"
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About
Books
Media is us
>
Principles of communication
Micro- and macropower
ACE model
Description of chapters
Hypertext projects
>
Me, looking for meaning
>
All the pages I have started
List of completed pages
Human thinking is nonlinear
>
Verbal vs. nonverbal communication
Human thinking
What is "natural"?
On being a writer
>
On being a scholar
Paradox
Make Sense
>
Interpretation
Knowledge
Human brain
Content and form of this book
>
Rhizome in philosophy
My quest for meaning
>
Why do people hurt each other?
>
Good vs. evil
Violence in the human nature
Mean and stupid
>
Free will
Can I give myself credit for being empathetic?
Circumstances
Cycle of violence
Doing the right thing
Norms
Everybody is connected
We hurt others when we are in pain
>
Emotional pain
(Mis)understanding each other's needs
Both sides
Self-awareness and empathy of higher order
Postmodern philosophy
>
On being right
Truth
Reality
Binaries
Power
Cognitive biases
Why do misunderstandings happen?
Postmodern worldview
Us and them
Science, religion and art
Human nature
Meaning
>
Human needs
Meaning of life
Where do meanings come from?
Ideas
Why do everyday objects make sense?
Meaningless
>
Common sense
Explain/excuse conflation
Choice
Subjectivity and objectivity
"It is what it is"
How much do we understand each other?
Meaning wars
Communication
Objectification
Meaning communities
Meaning-seeking vs. meaning-making
Individual meanings vs. shared meanings
Feelings
Hypertext books
Why am I trying to stay sane?
>
Coronavirus and me
I am an optimist
What does it mean to "understand"?
>
Polarization
Understanding ourselves
Why is language so unhelpful?
>
Synesthesia
Language
Media
Empathy
>
When conflict gets out of control
"Little lady" and "differently-abled"
Empathy as a matter of self-preservation
Self-empathy
"I'll never understand!"
Everybody has their struggles
Privilege
"The Death of the Author"
What is a text?
Literal vs. nonliteral communication
What's the point?
>
Depression
Do children ask themselves about the purpose of life?
The importance of having a purpose
>
Knowing your true purpose
Self-awareness
Inner compass
Forgetting about your purpose
What will this project become?
>
Suggested citation format
Power of meanings // Meanings of power
It's not about "them"
Blog
Bio
Workshops
Five (easy) steps to become media literate
Surviving the polarization vortex
Learn more
Talks and interviews
Poems
>
Stranger
Lonely heart
Fairy tales
Dreams and nightmares
Moon
Seasons
Muse
Sketches
Nonsense
Educational materials
