Geoff Kaile

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Counsellor, trainee psychotherapist, software engineer. He/Him. Between Folkestone and Dover on the UK/ Europe border.
Websitehttps://recipe4.life
Becoming Human: Tomasello, Shared Intentionality, and the Existential 'We' | Recipe for Life

A review of Michael Tomasello's 'Becoming Human' and an exploration of how developmental psychology aligns with the existential phenomenology of Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty.

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A review of Jan Patočka’s The Natural World as a Philosophical Problem

https://recipe4.life/blog/patocka

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The Natural World and the Dynamics of Existence: Engaging with Jan Patočka | Recipe for Life

An exploration of Jan Patočka’s The Natural World as a Philosophical Problem, demonstrating how his theory of human movement harmonises and challenges the existential frameworks of Martin Heidegger and Maurice Merleau-Ponty.

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A Phenomenology of Nature | Recipe for Life

Exploring how we experience the natural world, focusing on our bodily intertwining with the environment and the therapeutic value of recovering our primary contact with the earth.

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A review of "How emotions are made" by Lisa Feldman Barrett. https://recipe4.life/blog/emotions

#psychology #philosophy #books

How emotions are made: a review | Recipe for Life

An existential-phenomenological exploration of Lisa Feldman Barrett's theory of constructed emotion, examining how emotions are actively built by predictive brains through concepts, culture, and bodily experience rather than being universal, pre-programmed responses.

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Masculinity and the Question of Authentic Existence | Recipe for Life

Masculinity, examined through thinkers such as bell hooks and Martin Heidegger.

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Masculinity and the Question of Authentic Existence | Recipe for Life

Masculinity, examined through thinkers such as bell hooks and Martin Heidegger.

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A redesign of https://recipe4.life - please let me know if you preferred the old one.

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Exploring the intersection of therapy, philosophy, and code.

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Why some of us find cooking so world-revealing: https://recipe4.life/blog/cooking/

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A Phenomenology of Cooking | Recipe for Life

Exploring the embodied, temporal, and relational dimensions of cooking as a fundamental way of being-in-the-world, where transformation, care, and dwelling converge in the kitchen.

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https://recipe4.life/blog/empire-of-normality/ - A review of Robert Chapman's 'Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism'. #psychology #philosophy #books
Empire of Normality | Recipe for Life

A review of Robert Chapman's 'Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism'.

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My review of Gabor Maté's Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder.

https://recipe4.life/blog/scattered-minds/

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Review: Scattered Minds | Recipe for Life

A review of Gabor Maté's 'Scattered Minds', exploring the origins of ADHD in the interplay between sensitivity and environment, and the path to healing through understanding and compassion.

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