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The Self: Death By Technology, Kenneth J. Gergen
The Self: Death By Technology, Kenneth J. Gergen
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Kenneth Gergen asks whether in the midst of a techno-cultural revolution the traditional conceptions of self and community continue to secure a morally viable society. Gergen examines the erosion of both individualism and communalism (and their associated institutions) by the accumulating “technologies of sociation,” the host of relatively low-cost technologies that dramatically expand and intensify social connection. He considers the effects of these technologies on the experience of a private self and argues that cumulatively they undermine the presumption of the individual as the locus of moral agency.
Visuomotor Adaptation Without Vision?, Frank H. Durgin, A. Pelah
Visuomotor Adaptation Without Vision?, Frank H. Durgin, A. Pelah
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In 1995, an aftereffect following treadmill running was described, in which people would inadvertently advance when attempting to run in place on solid ground with their eyes closed. Although originally induced from treadmill running, the running-in-place aftereffect is argued here to result from the absence of sensory information specifying advancement during running. In a series of experiments in which visual information was systematically manipulated, aftereffect strength (AE), measured as the proportional increase (post-test/pre-test) in forward drift while attempting to run in place with eyes closed, was found to be inversely related to the amount of geometrically correct optical flow provided …
To Speak The Unspeakable, Jeanne Marecek
To Speak The Unspeakable, Jeanne Marecek
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El Postmodernismo Como Una Forma De Humanismo, Kenneth J. Gergen
El Postmodernismo Como Una Forma De Humanismo, Kenneth J. Gergen
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The impact of postmodern thougt on traditional humanistic psychology is examined, and the conclusion is reached that the effect of the postmodern argument is to undermine the grounding principles for a moral, human and generative society. However, by revisioning such concepts as agency and experience in terms of the primacy of relationship, postmodernism urges us to create multiple ways of generating integrative conversation, in a way that is congenial with the deepest hoopes of the humanistic tradition.
Learned Optimism In Children, A. J. Shatté, K. J. Reivich, Jane Gillham, M. E. P. Seligman
Learned Optimism In Children, A. J. Shatté, K. J. Reivich, Jane Gillham, M. E. P. Seligman
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Diagnosis: The Human Cost Of The Rage To Order, F. Newman, Kenneth J. Gergen
Diagnosis: The Human Cost Of The Rage To Order, F. Newman, Kenneth J. Gergen
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Foreword, Kenneth J. Gergen
Nationality Characteristics: Dimensions For Comparison, Dean Peabody
Nationality Characteristics: Dimensions For Comparison, Dean Peabody
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Supporting The "Grand Illusion" Of Direct Perception: Implicit Learning In Eye-Movement Control, Frank H. Durgin
Supporting The "Grand Illusion" Of Direct Perception: Implicit Learning In Eye-Movement Control, Frank H. Durgin
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Trauma Talk In Feminist Clinical Practice, Jeanne Marecek
Trauma Talk In Feminist Clinical Practice, Jeanne Marecek
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