by Peter J Adams | Oct 13, 2020 | Addiction
A common way of thinking about the ‘self’ is to see it primarily as an individual object and that this object—or particle—is the appropriate focal point for understanding addiction. Indeed, there are several ways I can view myself as a particle. I am certainly a...
by Peter J Adams | Oct 10, 2020 | Existential Issues
Fifteen years have passed by since I was first diagnosed with celiac disease. It was news I did not wish to hear. Initially I was reluctant to take it on board, but I had little choice in the matter. A few months later a letter arrived from our Ministry of Health...
by Peter J Adams | Oct 4, 2020 | Violence
My involvement with responses to violence against women began in the early 1980s. Since then I have participated in a range of community, research and teaching initiatives. Over this time, I can see some changes, particularly improvements in police responses,...
by Peter J Adams | Oct 3, 2020 | Commercial Determinants, Gambling
The licensing of more and new forms of gambling has been heading in only one direction, that is, more, more and still more. But who is really asking for “more”? In New Zealand, for example, in 2012 the Prime Minister, John Key, committed to a deal with Auckland’s...
by Peter J Adams | Oct 2, 2020 | Existential Issues
When someone close dies, it presents an opportunity to think about what it means to lose someone and what it means for them to die. But it also offers an opportunity to think about the nature of one’s own death. When other people die, I can observe what is going on as...
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