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Cherry Phoenix
What is this all about, this thing called life? Join my friends and I every fortnight in our conversations over books & bottles about the weird and bewildering experience that is the human condition. Freedom, choice and individual responsibility are concepts that will run throughout this podcast. We will converse on topics from race, unconditional love, to cross-sex friendships; hoping to bring a critical analysis of our position in and the role we play in the world around us.
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"To live is to suffer. To survive is to find meaning in the suffering." - DMX.
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In this episode of the Higher Reasoning podcast, we talk about Friendships; specifically in relation to platonic friendships involving men and women. Can men and women truly be platonic friends? We also explore the friend zone myth as well as 'friends with benefits'. Can we go back to 'just friends'? These questions and more will; be answered in this episode.
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In this episode of the Higher Reasoning podcast, we talk about the cultural tradition of marriage and how it has evolved in the 21st century, past the idea of the legitimation of coupling, children and sex. We start with the origin of marriage, how marriage has changed with the family structure from extended to nuclear families. Also how weddings are about individualised conformity to traditions and a symbol of cultural capital.
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@Jimmyinkz produces music for Higher Reasoning.
References
Carter, J and Duncan, S (2016) Wedding Paradoxes: Individualised Conformity and the ‘Perfect day’. The Sociological Review. Available here: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1111/1467-954X.12366?utm_content=bufferf9362&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer ONS (2014) Marriage in England and Wales: 2014. Available here: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/marriagecohabitationandcivilpartnerships/bulletins/marriagesinenglandandwalesprovisional/2014#marriages-between-opposite-sex-couples-rise-in-2014 Some, S (1997) The Spirit of Intimacy: Ancient African Teachings in the Ways of Relationships. Available here: http://www.sobonfu.com/bookstore/
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In the third episode of the Higher Reasoning Podcast, we discuss the dynamics of paternal half-sibling relationships, the role of the father in maintaining and developing the relationship and if and how they differ from siblings who share the same parents/home. What are the dynamics with this sibling relationship? Do the same hierarchy rules apply? All of these questions and more will be discussed over books & bottles in this week’s episode.
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The music for the Higher Reasoning Podcast is produced by @Jimmyinkz
References
Whiteman, S. D., McHale, S. M. and Soli, A. Theoretical Perspectives on Sibling Relationships. Journal of Family Theory and Review. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3127252/pdf/nihms303940.pdf
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In the second episode of the Higher Reasoning Podcast, we discuss the virtue of loyalty. What is loyalty? Does the length of the friendship determine the level of loyalty? Are you obligated to support a friend no matter what? All of these questions and more will be discussed over books & bottles in this week’s episode.
If you wish to continue the conversation, follow us on twitter @HR_Podcast and use the hashtag #HigherReasoning The music for the Higher Reasoning Podcast is produced by @Jimmyinkz
References
The Purpose of Friendships: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGedUxTAfBk Captain America & Ironman fight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG0VMbcwshA
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On this the first episode of the Higher Reasoning Podcast, we introduce the concepts of choice, individual responsibility and freedom. Are our lives predetermined? Do we have freedom of choice? These questions and more will be discussed over books & bottles. If you wish to continue the conversation, follow me on twitter @Cherry_phoenix and use the hashtag #HigherReasoning
References Jean-Paul Sartre - Existentialism is a Humanism Linwood G. Vereen, et al. - Black Existentialism: Extending the Discourse on Meaning and Existence, Journal of Humanistic Counselling.
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