In an earlier blog post I mentioned a book by Robin Dunbar and his colleagues entitled Evolutionary Psychology. Dunbar et al. draw heavily from the work of philosopher John Searle. Using Searle’s work as a background, Dunbar et al. make an observation that stunned me. Consider the following quote: Searle argues that language and ToM […]
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October 23, 2013
Understanding the Growing Resentment Directed Toward Biology and Nature—The Philosophy of John Searle
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October 18, 2013
FHL Foundation Makes Fall 2013 Grant Awards
At their October 8th, 2013, board meeting, the board of the FHL Foundation approved the following grant awards: Advocacy Inc. (Guardianship Project) – $25,000 Bridges Project for Education (College Preparedness Training) – $25,000 NM Ronald McDonald House Charity (Housing) – $25,000 Conference of Southwest Foundations (Annual Meeting) – $5,000 Congratulations to our Fall 2013 Grant […]
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October 16, 2013
Quick Look: Emotional attachment to robots could affect outcome on battlefield | UW Today
Emotional attachment to robots could affect outcome on battlefield | UW Today. by Doree Armstrong An interesting twist on Human – Machine attachments from the military arena. Here’s a quote from the article: It’s becoming more common to have robots sub in for humans to do dirty or sometimes dangerous work. But researchers are finding […]
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September 11, 2013
Psychology and Philanthropy’s Attack on Darwin and Evolution Theory (part I of II)
On many days I wear three different hats: geologist, psychotherapist (in the field of counseling psychology), and philanthropist. I try to bring this wide-angle view to the work I do as a philanthropist making and monitoring grants primarily in the areas of mental health and human services. In this two-part blog series I’d like to […]
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Psychology and Philanthropy’s Attack on Darwin and Evolution Theory (part II of II)
I ended part I by simply asking, “What’s going on here?” In part I, I pointed to two major voices—one in philanthropy, the other in counseling psychology—talking about paradigm shifts, building consensus around social problems (which one author calls “consenualizing”), and connecting. In part II, I’d like to take a stab at answering the question, “What’s […]
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