Introduction To The Special Topic Section On Black Psychology And Spirituality,
2016
Institute of Transpersonal Psychology
Introduction To The Special Topic Section On Black Psychology And Spirituality, Angelina Graham
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
N/A
A Critical Analysis Of African-Centered Psychology: From Ism To Praxis,
2016
California Institute of Integral Studies
A Critical Analysis Of African-Centered Psychology: From Ism To Praxis, A. Ebede-Ndi
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
The purpose of this article is to critically evaluate what is perceived as shortcomings in the scholarly field of African-centered psychology and mode of transcendence, specifically in terms of the existence of an African identity. A great number of scholars advocate a total embrace of a universal African identity that unites Africans in the diaspora and those on the continent and that can be used as a remedy to a Eurocentric domination of psychology at the detriment of Black communities’ specific needs. Another group of scholars argue for a relative African identity, emphasizing diversity and differences among African people both …
Prayer Songs: Therapy That Aided A People's Survival,
2016
California Institute of Integral Studies
Prayer Songs: Therapy That Aided A People's Survival, Bisola Marignay
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
This paper proposes a parallelism between existential psychotherapy and the psychospiritual healing function Negro Spirituals had for enslaved people in the United States. The songs’ beauty and profundity are asserted as having high value in their therapeutic function. The courage and wisdom enslaved people employed to resist psychic domination are discussed in conjunction with examples of their ways of maintaining hope, which is viewed as a prerequisite for their restorative use of the Spirituals. The attributes of sound and music are discussed with descriptions of how they have been used to substantiate the power of the Spirituals as distinct expressions …
Womanist Preservation: An Analysis Of Black Women’S Spiritual Coping,
2016
Institute of Transpersonal Psychology
Womanist Preservation: An Analysis Of Black Women’S Spiritual Coping, Angelina Graham
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
The highly spiritual and religious nature of Black women is fairly established in the social science arena, yet the transpersonal field yields very little discourse on this relevant nexus. This static void resembles the macro and micro aggressions Black women face routinely in the Western world which perpetually diminishes and nullifies their collective character and lived experiences. The ostracism Black women face regularly stems primarily from the triple threat of racism, sexism and socioeconomic status which thereby stimulates the inherent and roused use of spiritual practices as a form of resiliency. By analyzing existing research this investigation exposes the experiences, …
Considerations And Caveats For The Use Of Placebo Responses In Clinical Care: Minding The Matter Of Mechanisms–And Morality– In Medical Treatment,
2016
Georgetown University Medical Center
Considerations And Caveats For The Use Of Placebo Responses In Clinical Care: Minding The Matter Of Mechanisms–And Morality– In Medical Treatment, James Giordano
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
NA
Reference Magnetism As A Solution To The Moral Twin Earth Problem,
2016
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Reference Magnetism As A Solution To The Moral Twin Earth Problem, William Dunaway
Philosophy Faculty Works
‘Moral Twin Earth’ thought experiments constitute a central semantic challenge to naturalistic normative realism. This paper first outlines a general framework for understanding the challenge, according to which (i) central normative terms are semantically stable in ways that contrast with many other paradigmatic descriptive terms, and (ii) realists should expect to have a unified meta-semantic theory that explains the difference in stability between the normative and descriptive terms in question. The most attractive way of meeting this challenge, we argue, appeals to the idea of reference magnetism. According to this influential idea, some properties are reference magnets, which (roughly) means …
Noetic Propaedeutic Pedagogy As A Panacea To The Problem Of Abortion,
2016
The University of Southern Mississippi
Noetic Propaedeutic Pedagogy As A Panacea To The Problem Of Abortion, Peter B. Bisong
Journal of Health Ethics
This work is instigated by the increase in the number of countries that have legalized abortion and the ones debating over the issue. Even most countries where abortion is illegal like Nigeria are experiencing increase in cases of abortion. The author is worried that the danger of abortion is seemingly not taken note of by stakeholders, thereby leading him to believe alongside Asouzu that the constraining mechanisms have clouded the minds of men, and impeding them from seeing reality in a complementary way. The noetic propaedeutic pedagogy as propounded by Asouzu is the self-conscious retraining of the mind to overcome …
Existence In Black: Understanding My Situation,
2016
Connecticut College
Existence In Black: Understanding My Situation, Chazz Higginbotham
Philosophy Honors Papers
No abstract provided.
Animals & Ethics 101: Thinking Critically About Animal Rights,
2016
Morehouse College
Animals & Ethics 101: Thinking Critically About Animal Rights, Nathan Nobis
eBooks
This book provides an overview of the current debates about the nature and extent of our moral obligations to animals. Which, if any, uses of animals are morally wrong, which are morally permissible (i.e., not wrong) and why? What, if any, moral obligations do we, individually and as a society (and a global community), have towards animals and why? How should animals be treated? Why? We will explore the most influential and most developed answers to these questions – given by philosophers, scientists, and animal advocates and their critics – to try to determine which positions are supported by the …
Introduction To Making Futures,
2016
Malmo University College
Double Or Nothing: Reflections On Bridge Design,
2016
The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture
Double Or Nothing: Reflections On Bridge Design, Hillary Brown
Articles
No abstract provided.
Positive Sum Design And The Economics Of Sharing,
2016
Brown University
Positive Sum Design And The Economics Of Sharing, Ian Gonsher
Articles
No abstract provided.
Mechanistic Abstraction,
2016
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Mechanistic Abstraction, Worth Boone, Gualtiero Piccinini
Philosophy Faculty Works
We provide an explicit taxonomy of legitimate kinds of abstraction within constitutive explanation. We argue that abstraction is an inherent aspect of adequate mechanistic explanation. Mechanistic explanations—even ideally complete ones—typically involve many kinds of abstraction and therefore do not require maximal detail. Some kinds of abstraction play the ontic role of identifying the specific complex components, subsets of causal powers, and organizational relations that produce a suitably general phenomenon. Therefore, abstract constitutive explanations are both legitimate and mechanistic.
The Snowman’S Imagination,
2016
Claremont McKenna College
The Snowman’S Imagination, Amy Kind
CMC Faculty Publications and Research
Not all imaginings are successful; sometimes when an imaginer sets out to imagine some target, her imagining involves some kind of mistake. The error can be diagnosed in two ways: (1) the imaginer imagines her target in a way that mischaracterizes it, or (2) the imaginer fails to imagine her target at all and rather imagines something else that is similar in some ways to that target. In ordinary day-to-day imaginings, explanations of type (1) seem most natural, but in discussions of philosophical imaginings, philosophers tend to adopt explanations of type (2). This paper argues against this tendency.
Feeling Seen: A Pathway To Transformation,
2016
University of California at Berkeley
Feeling Seen: A Pathway To Transformation, Michaela Simpson
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
Chronic exposure to racial indignities can engender a subjective sense of invisibility, in which an individual feels that the dominant culture fails to recognize one’s worth, abilities, and talents. The sense of feeling unseen can permeate myriad aspects of the lived experience and negatively impact well-being. Using the case of an African American male in therapy with an African American female psychotherapist, this article presents how implicit and explicit acts of recognition of the patient and acknowledgment of race, integrated into a change-oriented and experiential psychotherapeutic process can facilitate transformational experiences. This case study seeks to highlight the importance of …
African-Centered Transpersonal Self In Diaspora And Psychospiritual Wellness: A Sankofa Perspective,
2016
California Institute of Integral Studies
African-Centered Transpersonal Self In Diaspora And Psychospiritual Wellness: A Sankofa Perspective, Adeeba D. Deterville
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
The West African concepts of àse and sankofa have distinctive transpersonal value that should be explored in greater depth by the transpersonal field, particularly for their relational and participatory aspects. Transpersonal psychology is a Western psychology with philosophical roots in transcendentalism and perennialist traditions that may include theism and non-dualism. Officially established in 1968, transpersonal psychology has gone through a number of shifts, including the participatory turn in the early 2000s. The Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi), also founded in 1968, has built a substantial body of research on a variety of African epistemology, cosmology, and philosophy to create the …
Book Review: The African Unconscious: Roots Of Ancient Mysticism And Modern Psychology, By Edward Bruce Bynum,
2016
Institute of Transpersonal Psychology
Book Review: The African Unconscious: Roots Of Ancient Mysticism And Modern Psychology, By Edward Bruce Bynum, Angelina Graham
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
NA
Liminality And Ritual In Biographical Work: A Theoretical Framework For Cancer Survivorship,
2016
University of Southern California
Liminality And Ritual In Biographical Work: A Theoretical Framework For Cancer Survivorship, Alix G. Sleight
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
This article offers a theoretical framework for understanding the biographical work of cancer survivorship using two concepts from social anthropology: liminality and ritual. The framework is intended to foster greater understanding of survivorship and facilitate innovative psychosocial treatment approaches. First, the concept of biographical work will be defined. The notion of prolonged liminality will then be introduced in relation to the biographical work of cancer survivorship. Finally, the performance of ritual will be suggested as one possible approach to ending prolonged liminality and completing successful biographical work. Ultimately, it is proposed that marking a life transition through ritual may help …
Philosophy For Children Meets The Art Of Living: A Holistic Approach To An Education For Life,
2016
University of Notre Dame Australia
Philosophy For Children Meets The Art Of Living: A Holistic Approach To An Education For Life, L D'Olimpio, C Teschers
Philosophy Papers and Journal Articles
This article explores the meeting of two approaches towards philosophy and education: the philosophy for children (P4C) approach advocated by Lipman and others, and Schmid’s (2000a) philosophical concept of Lebenskunst (the art of living). Schmid explores the concept of the beautiful or good life by asking what is necessary for each individual to be able to develop their own art of living and which aspects of life are significant when shaping a good and beautiful life. One element of Schmid’s theory is the practical application of philosophy through the notions of Bildung, (self) reflection, prudence and practical wisdom, as well …
Wilderness, The Wild, And Aesthetic Appreciation,
2016
Binghamton University--SUNY
Wilderness, The Wild, And Aesthetic Appreciation, Nicole Hassoun
Philosophy Faculty Scholarship
Wild nature is a source of wonder and inspiration in part because of its aesthetic value. This paper gives an account of the aesthetic value of wilderness and argues that wild nature is especially likely to give rise to what it will call the transformative aesthetic experience. This account satisfies three criteria John Fisher suggests for a good account of nature’s aesthetic value that might provide reasons for preservation. First, it retains a credible connection with canonical aesthetic theory. Second, it allows us to make a general distinction between our appreciation of nature and art. Third, it avoids the ‘the …
