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Why are there so many controversies in evolutionary psychology? Using a couple of concepts from philosophy of science, this paper argues that evolutionary psychology has not reached the stage of ... “a deeply flawed enterprise” (Dowens, 2021) and “wrong in almost every detail” (Buller 2005) .3 This paper will use a couple concepts from philosophy of science in order to explain why there is so
could evolve even further by relating it to other theoretical approaches working with similar ambitions. Psychology of everyday life; Political psychology; Everyday politics; Critical social psychology ... psychological researchers to revisit the central topic about politics of everyday lives of people – opening up discussions on how to understand human activities as immanently political, related to participation
The article reveals the basic principles of the processual approach to the study of personality, which have a natural scientific foundation and are based on the ideas of the philosophy of instability ... the philosophy of instability of I. Prigogine. The developed processual approach is designed to overcome the opposition of variability and stability of personality, and to explain how the personality
the horizon of social psychology beyond the cause-effect nexus. Social psychological enterprise is a political field where the role of structure and power give meaning to the data, and hence construct ... framed according to one’s political needs. It was the case of UK, however, this trend is seen in other countries also like India. We can say that politics matter more than lives and all adumbrated by some
about the merits of libertarianism as either a political philosophy or a specific approach to the Constitution. Although I admire Professor Barnett’s book (and, for that matter, the intellectual ... DEMOCRACY POLITICAL IGNORANCE CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM In this Debate, Professors Ilya Somin and Sanford Levinson discuss the constitutional implications of a federal government whose “size, scope, and
transformations that remain overlooked by mainstream social sciences and political debates. This article aims at an empirical analysis of the theme of agency in contemporary art (including its aspects such as ... ideas and analytical instruments from formal analysis, culture-historical approach, social theory of art, the conceptions of psychology and philosophy (Adorno, 1970; Bourdieu, 2000; Groys, 2012 et al
association of Chinese with coronavirus, I argue that at a time of international tensions surrounding China, political antipathy toward China and Chinese matters as well. Thus, there is a phenomenon of “triple ... conflation” in which the health, racial, and political/national statuses of Chinese people become intermingled. In this study, I examine this triple conflation based on dozens of select cases covering
political change (Gillespie, 2020; Marková, 2016; Valsiner, 2019, 2023; Wagoner et al., 2012; Zittoun, 2019) . So, if meanings are part of the equation from the start, there is no remaining problem of ... mosaic philosophy . European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy , III(1) , 101 - 130 . Valsiner , J. ( 1997 ). Cultural autoregulation of the self: Semiotic mediation of the intrapsychological
these two autonomous bodies of knowledge, the first section presents a summary of Dewey’s philosophy. Next the article sheds light on Basaglia’s and Laing’s antipsychiatric projects by interpreting them ... decade from the standpoint of John Dewey’s philosophy. Through a close analysis of socio-economic, political, and cultural phenomena of the period—radical ones included, like the upsurge of hippie communes
whether the means are pills or external tool. Drawing from a broad scope of literature, including the philosophy of technology and empirical and theoretical psychology, we strive to overcome the blind ... . In his work, he strives to combine both, empirical and theoretical insights from various disciplines. Claus-Christian Carbon studied Psychology (Dipl.-Psych.), followed by Philosophy (M.A.), both at
about the meaning of this term back to early modernity when the validity of thinking in Western philosophy was evaluated on its clearness and obvious truth. Descartes (Descartes, 1641/1960, part III ... argument and the critics of it demonstrated the turmoil in philosophy in early modernity, which was about throwing theology out from philosophy and replace theology with psychology (Klempe, 2020) . After
that big data is the source of better scientific knowledge, through more objectivity, more data, and better analysis. In this paper I analyse the philosophy of science behind big data and make the claim ... legitimacy and values science needs as a normative social enterprise. Science; Big data; Philosophy of science; Creativity; Art; Values Introduction This is a world where massive amounts of data and applied
to discuss SoA in the context of the hard problem in AI, by considering that addressing SoA is based not only on the current impasse that AI is facing but also, the impasse in philosophy and psychology ... inherited the historical crisis in psychology based on the ideal-objective, abstract-tangible, and mind-body rupture, which form the historical argumentation axis in philosophy; hence, creating
April 1974, which have themselves been politically and socially depreciated in mainstream political narratives. Only recently did the traditional political narratives start to be questioned and debated by ... conservatives opted to avoid debates on the 48 years of the Estado Novo’s regime which, among other things, maintained a very repressive and violent political police force, a camp of forced labour in Cape Vert
multiplicity, and de-centrality. Contemporary social development refutes reductionist classical adjustments of social philosophy on monotony and integrity of the human being and argues their insolvency ... , lifelessness and even inhumanity due to their ignorance of human life quality. The classical arrangements of social philosophy demonstrate their limited understanding of the quality of human life considering an
, political, social, historical context) and this is immanent to the gesture. Wittgenstein illustrates this with examples from other species. We should look to a cat, he writes (Wittgenstein, 1953, § 647 ... creatures and of how these creatures conduct their lives in environments that should be characterized in mutualist terms. This brief excursus through the philosophy of Wittgenstein is simply meant as an
on challenging Marxists on their strong views. Questioning what type of event would have to occur to alter their political and economic thoughts, stunned silence was received. This could be an example ... understanding. Just as Marxists were stunned at the thought of a world where their political beliefs would not remain constant, the same can be said for research methodologies. Khun (1962) suggested this was
Cultural Psychology. His research interests and publications lies in the intersection of communication, cultural psychology and philosophy. He has served as reviewer for and contributor to numerous journals ... / 1991 ). Philosophy and the Scientific Image of Man . In W. Sellars (Ed.), Science, Perception and Reality (pp. 1 - 40 ) Ridgeview Publishing Co. Sewell , S. J. ( 1923 ). The history of children's and
mind–body problem long argued by philosophers from different philosophical schools, such as animism, dualism, materialism, idealism, and transcendental philosophy. To date, however, it has remained ... be said clearly, and what we cannot talk about we must pass over in silence” (Wittgenstein, 1921, pp. 3) . 2) Attention is paid to philosophy, such as Socrates’, Lao-Tzu’s, Descartes’, Kant’s, and
The paper has a dual focus. One, is to use India as a case study to reflect upon the political, economic and socio-cultural structures of the country and how they shape the particular vulnerabilities ... proportions and our political, economic and psychological systems have come crashing down. It is the writing on the wall that we are living in Anthropocene, an epoch in which human activities have profoundly
