We might agree with Aristotle that human beings are complex, political animals , but if we also agree that humans innately possess the Imago Dei, what are we to make of the stuff given to us–raw and “unplugged”–by nature? What of our biological drives, motives, and desires? Evolutionary psychology tells us that: (1) these things [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘JDM’
October 28, 2008
[Financial] woes unite [political] foes?
During this financial crisis, the most troubling issue should not consist of the overt behaviors of individuals or investment banks. The core problem might lie on a more basic level, on that of human beings’ systematically fallible judgment and decision making processes (captured and well studied in behavioral economics). Today in the Times, Brooks writes [...]
May 7, 2008
so ex-PSY-ted
luckily, it is without reservation that i can say that i am extremely happy and comfortable in my major. the more i learn about the theoretical and empirical landscapes of 21st century psychology, the more excited i am to be delving into the field. i realize there is SO much left to be explored and [...]
April 24, 2008
three-in-one
No, this is not a trinitarian apologetic, but rather an amalgamation of three completely unrelated things I’d like to bring to the reader’s attention.
First, I’m getting extremely pumped for Andy Crouch’s new book, Culture-Making, due out this summer. In this interview Andy shows us some of the ins and outs of being thoughtful–and powerfully creative–culture [...]
April 18, 2008
magician-scientists
in the psychology of thinking (PSY310) this week, prof johnson-laird talked about magical thinking and how this type of reasoning has undergirded much of western medicine and science at large. of course, hardcore empiricists will scoff at this claim, but the truth of the matter is no matter what philosophical-cultural background humans emerge from, there is always [...]
