Tag: social psychology
Retract the Stanford Prison Experiment?
Beware of wildly popular sociology that tells us that our public policy preferences are somehow embedded in human nature. Life was never as simple as that.
Why Are We Drawn to Beauty?
While I love Haidt’s emphasis and regard for the beautiful, I question the power of his argument about beauty as a remnant of our collective survival instinct.
Can Physics Account for Our Whole Reality?
Mathematician turned philosopher Nancy Cartwright says no; reality is ultimately too complex for that.
What Explains the “I Suck” Principle?
Writing at Mind Matters, Michael Egnor dissects another illustration of the “I Suck” impulse at work. It’s from his fellow neuroscientist Steven Novella.