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Tag: signs

By Hole Ousia Posted on June 15, 2019December 3, 2024

in every direction from

The Scottish Borders: village after village, town after town, warning lights flash advising: “CAUTION CHILDREN” [an important safety message] East, west, North and South you will never come across a … Continue reading in every direction from

Categories: PhilosophyTags: signs, warnings
By Hole Ousia Posted on January 6, 2019December 4, 2024

The road and not the sign

A poem by Leonard Cohen:

Categories: PoemsTags: Leonard Cohen, road North, signs
By Hole Ousia Posted on March 11, 2018December 5, 2024

Special partnerships

A friend of mine recently told me that the road signs used throughout Great Britain were devised by a partnership between Richard Kinneir and Margaret Calvert. Their system has become a … Continue reading Special partnerships

Categories: Antidepressant prescribing, PsychiatryTags: #pillshaming, Antidepressant withdrawal, antidepressants, Clare Gerada, Hilary and Steven Rose, signs, Simon Wessely
By Hole Ousia Posted on September 13, 2015December 7, 2024

“In a world that has lost its signposts”

“The Art of Losing our Minds“: The Sunday Observer of the 19th August 2015. I have written before on Hole Ousia about how we use language. Whether we are scientists … Continue reading “In a world that has lost its signposts”

Categories: History of medicine, Medical humanities, Stigma, Two culturesTags: language, Lost, signs

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