Welcome back you amazing nerds. In this text I plan to continue exploring Plato’s theory of ideas and pick up at the cliffhanger I left you in the last text. Today we’ll be exploring one of the most well-known metaphors of Plato: the allegory of the cave (Russell, 1946). But how do we get intoContinueContinue reading “Plato Part 3 – The Allegory of the Cave: Do you see a light?”
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Nociception part 2 – Baby don’t hurt me, no more
Hello again amazing nerds. In the previous text I went through what is nociception and how our bodies are able to take a stimulus from our environment, for example heat from a fire, transform it into nerve signals and interpret it. I also explained that many brain areas are involved in interpreting this potentially threateningContinueContinue reading “Nociception part 2 – Baby don’t hurt me, no more”
Nociception part 1: How do we know when to hurt?
Hello again amazing nerds. In a previous text I went through how pain is a complex and biopsychosocial experience. But for some of you, the question may have remained: what is actually happening in our body when we feel pain? How does that experience emerge in our body and what role does our anatomy andContinueContinue reading “Nociception part 1: How do we know when to hurt?”
Plato Part 1 – Broad shoulders are needed to move philosophy
Welcome back, awesome nerds. I continue my journey through philosophy, in this text reaching the very famous philosopher that was Plato. He is often considered the most influential philosopher in history, with his philosophical ideas shaping even most Christian theology and philosophy (Russel, 1946). Thus, whenever we are looking at the history of philosophy, heContinueContinue reading “Plato Part 1 – Broad shoulders are needed to move philosophy”
Socrates – part 2: Searching for the essence
Welcome back awesome nerds. This is the second part of my study of Socrates, where I’ll mainly focus on his philosophical ideas. If you want to know more about Socrates’ history and how much of a Chad he was, please go read the first part. Without further delay, let’s explore the philosophical ideas of thisContinueContinue reading “Socrates – part 2: Searching for the essence”
Socrates – part 1: He who knows nothing
Welcome back to our shared journey through philosophy over the years. This time we will be witnessing history! I am happy to point out that we have concluded our journey through the Pre-Socratic philosophers, and we have reached the man, the myth, the legend himself: Socrates. If my introduction wasn’t enough to highlight his important,ContinueContinue reading “Socrates – part 1: He who knows nothing”
Bias in Research: Not all studies are created equal
Hello again. In the last post, I explored some of the more common biases that affect our perception of what we experience in our daily clinical practice, and how these limit the conclusions and generalisations we can make from our clinical experience. If you haven’t already, I recommend reading it here before starting this one.ContinueContinue reading “Bias in Research: Not all studies are created equal”
Bias in Clinical Experience: Good intentions pave the road to mistakes
Hello again. In this post I intend to continue my exploration of why we need to understand the scientific method, why we need to inform our practice in research papers and how we can balance this with our personal/clinical experience in daily practice in a way that is beneficial to our patients. If you haven’tContinueContinue reading “Bias in Clinical Experience: Good intentions pave the road to mistakes”
Dealing with Humans, Dealing with Complexity
The assumption that training principles applied to pain and associated disability is yet another sign of our deep craving for defined, guiding reasoning structures – from A we progress to B, from D we regress to C etc… It reflects our inner aversion to complexity, to subjectivity. But in reality, we are all these complexContinueContinue reading “Dealing with Humans, Dealing with Complexity”
The Pre-Socratics part 6 – Caring about Health
Welcome to another text where we continue our journey through the philosophers who developed the ideas that inspired most of our own at present. Today we are going to explore a name that may not be as obscure as the ones before: Hippocrates. Giving some justification to my personal interest in philosophy, in ancient Greece,ContinueContinue reading “The Pre-Socratics part 6 – Caring about Health”
The Physiolosopher 