Archive for 'Psychology'
Socially Constructed Reality
If a society however diverse must find a way to fit its separate realities into “a coherent view that the entire culture can comprehend,” then we can see that we are in danger of losing that coherence in America today.
Posted by eatbees on 24 Sep 2016 at 18:56 under Culture, Politics, Psychology.
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Is the World Splitting into Tribes?
This article calls into question the “liberal consensus” that we are moving, slowly but surely, toward a future of greater democracy, prosperity, and freedom around the world. The consequence, the author says, is a return to tribalization (extreme nationalism) whether in Europe, Asia, or the Middle East.
Posted by eatbees on 13 Sep 2015 at 18:36 under Extremism, Imperialism, Politics, Psychology.
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From “Superchill” to Boston Bomber
Viewed purely in terms of dramatic potential, doesn’t Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s story contain far more human interest than the stories of his victims — who are, after all, only part of the story by tragic accident, rather than through choices they themselves made?
Posted by eatbees on 18 Jul 2013 at 19:16 under Culture, Media, Psychology.
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Links 09 July 2013
Links and excerpts from my internet reading of 09 July 2013.
Posted by eatbees on 09 Jul 2013 at 00:57 under Civil Rights, Egypt, Media, Politics, Psychology, Religion.
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The Orientalist and the Local
An orientalist in pith helmet, jodspurs, and riding crop, carrying a manual in his hand, tours an eastern city. He meets a local man in traditional dress.
Posted by eatbees on 16 Sep 2011 at 19:48 under Culture, Personal, Psychology.
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Women: Parasites or Saviors?
Doesn’t it seem that women, with their cooperative instinct and ability to empathize with others, are better adapted to the challenges of a networked world, than men with their endless combats?
Posted by eatbees on 11 Jun 2008 at 16:20 under Culture, Psychology.
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