Laura Rediehs

The Structure of Knowledge Our knowledge is not just a bucket of facts

My latest posting is on how knowledge is a structured set of beliefs, not just a bucket of facts. This is why we sometimes have difficulty accepting what others think are proven facts.

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Trauma and Healing Most of the terrible things people do to each other arise out of unhealed trauma

Most of the terrible things people do to each other arise out of unhealed trauma. But how can we heal well from trauma, “ending suffering within,” as Thich Nhat Hanh recommends, instead of spreading it to others?

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On Blaming the Victim Injustice causes undeserved suffering

Injustice causes undeserved suffering—this is what makes injustice so bad. And this is why blaming the victim is so problematic. Those who suffer because of injustice, or because of trying to correct injustice, are not blameworthy at all.

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Disobedience is a Double-Edged Sword Unfortunately, good structures can be weakened by disobedience too

Here is my latest Substack posting, in which I continue the discussion of disobedience to consider what happens when good social structures are deliberately undermined.

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Disobedience Requires Courage Might makes wrong

Unfortunately, there are people who live by the belief that “might makes right.” They expect to get their way through force and intimidation. They are sure that that will always work. But it doesn’t always work.

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Laura Rediehs | Substack Quaker, taught philosophy and peace studies at St. Lawrence University. Trying to understand why the world is such a mess, and how good ideas can help fix things.

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Why Truth Matters A surprisingly difficult question to answer!

Why does truth matter? It is a surprisingly difficult question to answer. The hardest cases are determining the truths about our socially-constructed realities. I've shared further thoughts in my latest Substack posting:

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Authorless Ideas And the weakening of people’s caring about truth

My latest Substack posting: Our thought-world is being filled with “authorless ideas.” The effect is a weakening of our concern for truth. When we start to hold loyalty as more important than truth, we become manipulated in ways we might not even realize.

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The Vision We Share Is there more common ground than we are led to believe?

We are so conditioned to be reactive, and our different responses divide us. But if we take a step back, might we find we share more common ground than we realize? I have shared my further thoughts on this here:

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Truth and Meaning-Making | Laura Rediehs | Substack Exploring why truth matters, and why we should be intentional about how we make meaning of our experiences. Click to read Truth and Meaning-Making, by Laura Rediehs, a Substack publication. Launched a...

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