Interests

My interests include:

  1. Psychology – Jungian depth psychology, object relations, ego psychology
  2. Economics – socialist, free market, Keynesianism
  3. History – Middle Ages, movements or periods transitioning to modern/postmodern era
  4. Nutrition – holistic medicine, the use of foods, herbs to maintain or improve health
  5. Politics – Broad perspective comprised of sociology, media, psychology, social sciences to understand the dynamics of political power in context of societal power.
  6. Social Critique/Commentary – My own perspective or views on society, personal brand of sociology to explain individuals or groups behaviors.
  7. Science – Provocative or recent findings in any branch of science
  8. Philosophy – The pursuit of any overall integrative world-view, set of beliefs or schema that explains the cosmos.
  9. Social media – The examination of this mode of social interaction in terms of individual as part of superorganism or reciprocal causation between microcosm individual and macrocosm tribe or contagion event.
  10. Propagandology – The use or methodology of a given science by a group of people or institution to promote its own goals or interests, e.g., the use of “free market” economics to serve the interests of the super-wealthy.
  11. Semiotics – The science of studying symbols in a broader sociological context, e.g., consumerism, whereby capitalism maintains its hegemony as the organizing principle of global society
  12. Dialectics – Hegelian schema of causation, transformation, evolution via thesis, antithesis, synthesis as evidenced in historical, societal trends.

Joe the Bohemian

My writing for public consumption began as Joe the Bohemian on myspace. My bohemian philosophy of exploration beyond the conventional categorical boxes imprisoning our minds remains the same. The journey of discovery takes us on scenic eye-opening detours, which I call Bohemian Tangents. I welcome all to join me to seek new vistas on topics. You don't have to agree with my tangents. Go off on your own.

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