I’ve made it pretty clear that I see any model of the world in terms of evolutionary psychology almost irrespective of the metaphysical foundations of and explanatory science used to relate its component parts. I’ve just finished reading Daniel Wegner’s – Illusion of Conscious Will . “A remarkable demonstration of how psychology can transform philosophy” [...]
Entries from May 2006
Psychology as Philosophy ?
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May 29, 2006 at 4:29pm
by Psybertron
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Rationalistic Neuroses
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May 25, 2006 at 3:11am
by Psybertron
Funny how the overly rational attracts mental (ill-)health metaphors. “Autistic” was my current favourite until I saw this passage from Nick Maxwell. Science is indeed neurotic. It suffers, that is, from what I call “rationalistic neurosis”, a methodological condition that involves suppressing, or failing to acknowledge, real, problematic aims, and instead acknowledging an apparently unproblematic [...]
Only Bloggers Need Apply
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May 23, 2006 at 6:36am
by Psybertron
Amusing link on “Unqualified Offerings“, Via Robert’s “Pavlov’s Blog” post at Libertopia. Don’t have time to be a blog junkie at the moment, but it naturally satirises how bloggers interact (on a good day). Now that’s what I call a meme – a life of its own – over 1000 links, and long since closed.
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Of His Own Free Will
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May 20, 2006 at 3:25pm
by Psybertron
John Stuart Mill of his own free will, On half a pint of shandy was particulary ill. Will. The Pythons’ song memeing itself in my brain the last day or so, was prompted by listening to the BBC’s “In Our Time” this last Thursday. Anthony Grayling, Janet Radcliffe Williams, and Alan Ryan discussing the life [...]
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Age Before Beauty 2
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May 13, 2006 at 5:03pm
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Teddy Sheringham (aged 40) was the only penalty taker to score in the FA Cup Final shoot out for West Ham. (See previous two posts).
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Age Before Beauty
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May 12, 2006 at 10:37pm
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Futher to yesterday’s THES story on wisdom in education, here is another UK MSN News Story (via Cherryl Martin) – The Kids Are Alright – contrasting youth with experience and making the connection with media clamour for the surface beauty of youth – wittily linked to the Theo Walcott news story. A brilliantly witty piece. [...]
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Universities Challenged
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May 12, 2006 at 1:28am
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Scholars, get wise, not just smart Anthea Lipsett writing yesterday in the Times Higher Education Supplement Universities should help people acquire wisdom rather than knowledge — this is the rallying cry of a growing band of acadeÂmics who want to revolutionise the nature of academic inquiry. Friends of Wisdom, a group of scholars from across [...]
