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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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A theory of unconscious thought
TL;DR: The unconscious-thought theory is applicable to decision making, impression formation, attitude formation and change, problem solving, and creativity, and distinguishes between two modes of thought: unconscious and conscious.
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Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
TL;DR: Dennett has never been one to shy away from big topics in philosophy as mentioned in this paper, and he is perhaps best known for his 1991 classic "The Self-Critique of Reason".
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In Defense of Proper Functions
TL;DR: The authors defend the historical definition of function originally given in my Language, Thought and Other Biological Categories (1984a) The definition was not offered in the spirit of conceptual analysis but is more akin to a theoretical definition of "function" A major theme is that nonhistorical analyses of function fail to deal adequately with items that are not capable of performing their functions.
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Counterpart theory and quantified modal logic
TL;DR: JSTOR as discussed by the authors is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1995 to build trusted digital archives for scholarship, which is used to preserve their work and the materials they rely upon, and to build a common research platform that promotes the discovery and use of these resources.
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The Emotional Construction of Morals
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the Genealogy of Morals and the limits of Evolutionary Ethics, and present the Moral Progress: Beyond Good and Evil? Moral progress: beyond good and evil?