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Existentialism as Biology
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Existentialism is compatible with a broadly biological vision of who we are as discussed by the authors, which is grounded in an analysis of concrete or individual possibility, which differs from standard conception.Abstract:
Existentialism is compatible with a broadly biological vision of who we are. This thesis is grounded in an analysis of “concrete” or “individual” possibility, which differs from standard conception...read more
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Cultural-Existential Psychology: The Role of Culture in Suffering and Threat
TL;DR: In this article, a case study of a traditionalist group of Mennonites in the midwestern United States was used to examine the relationship between religion, community, guilt, anxiety, and the experience of natural disaster.
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Causal democracy and causal contributions in Developmental Systems Theory : Philosophy and Biology, Psychology, and Neuroscience
TL;DR: The authors showed that causal symmetry is neither a platitude about multiple influences nor a denial of useful distinctions, but a powerful way of exposing hidden assumptions and opening up traditional formulations to fruitful change.
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Fact, Fiction, and Forecast
TL;DR: Goodman's second book as mentioned in this paper is a reprint of the well-known paper, "The Prob lem of Counterfactual Conditionals", which he delivered at the University of London in 1953, is small in volume but rich in content.
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The Illusion of Conscious Will
TL;DR: Wegner as mentioned in this paper argues that the feeling of conscious will is created by the mind and brain and that it serves as a guide to understanding ourselves and to developing a sense of responsibility and morality.
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What is emotion
TL;DR: It is proposed here that emotion is any mental experience with high intensity and high hedonic content (pleasure/displeasure), as a follow-up to a definition of consciousness as a four-dimensional experience.