In case anyone was wondering, I've been away for a couple of weeks (I went to a festival and then needed a week to recover) but now, self-evidently I'm back.
On thing I noticed out there on the netwaves was that Australia runs a short film competition in which filmmakers are encouraged to portray positive messages about mental health.
On thing I noticed out there on the netwaves was that Australia runs a short film competition in which filmmakers are encouraged to portray positive messages about mental health.
It sounds like a good idea to me - do we have a similar competition in the UK? I don't think we do. It's a shame the link doesn't allow you do actually watch the films.
By they way, have I ever told you I make short films? They're not really about mental health but perhaps if there was a competition in the UK I would put my mind to it.
Anyone fancy some philosophy of a Tuesday morning? There is an interesting philosophik take on happiness theory, which considers where enlightenment philosophers may have gone wrong in their considerations of happiness and what Aristotle might be able to teach us.
By they way, have I ever told you I make short films? They're not really about mental health but perhaps if there was a competition in the UK I would put my mind to it.
Anyone fancy some philosophy of a Tuesday morning? There is an interesting philosophik take on happiness theory, which considers where enlightenment philosophers may have gone wrong in their considerations of happiness and what Aristotle might be able to teach us.
"For both Kantians and utilitarians, morality is a problem-solving enterprise, and the goal of the moral philosopher is to develop handy principles that solve moral dilemmas for us...This narrows the scope of morality by focusing the attention upon particular, often far-fetched cases and the fine-tuning of ethical theories, to the neglect of issues such as character development and the cultivation of moral traits in everyday life. Haidt claims that the Greek concern with cultivating virtue and eudaimonia (usually translated as happiness, but more appropriately as human flourishing) not only puts happiness in its proper place, at the heart of our quest to live well, but also connects morality with our everyday concerns, which typically do not consist in moral dilemmas."
that's interesting!
Check out www.mhfestival.com for info.on film competition for Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival 1st-19th October 2008.
Cheers
Linda
Thanks for that Linda - it looks good