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Case in point?

Uncoerced choice. With regard to choice: the absence of coercion, human nature in general, genetic predisposition in particular, and environmental cir...

I would re-phrase it thus: reasoning (along with many other cognitive and intuitive functions) is a component of verbal modelling (which is the proces...

In any case, we agree that the social sciences and humanities do not reduce to neuroscience, physiology, biology, chemistry, or physics.

You may refer to: 1) Cattell-Horn-Carroll Theory, Cross-Battery Approach (Flanagan, Ortiz, & Alfonso, 2007). 2) Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAI...

The difference would be one of dependence or independence. Dependence enhances social control. Artificial intelligence can be controlled, natural inte...

I agree. The terms conscious, semi-conscious, and non-conscious are convenient for classifying types (or aspects) of mental activity, and provide a co...

Great question. I can't answer it beyond saying that non-conscious activity could be the source of automatic thoughts and the primitive reflexes. It m...

It should be intuitively obvious that consciousness includes a mental component and a corporeal component. Cases in point: wakefulness, sleep, coma, e...

I think these are good examples of semi-conscious activity (i.e., sleep, hypnagogia, trance). Other less obvious ones include daydream and flow.

No, but for purposes of discussion, I think it's important to elaborate upon what "aware" means, and to recognise that from a clinical standpoint, "re...

Feel free to accuse me of anything you like. In turn, I could accuse you of answering your own questions and having an agenda which isn't interested i...

I think daydreams can be equated with mind wandering, or creative thinking. Christoff, Kalina; Alan M. Gordon; Jonathan Smallwood; Rachelle Smith; Jon...

Yes. A moral experience pertains to the satisfaction of, and an immoral experience pertains to the frustration of, a fundamental human need, as define...

If truth is an accurate description of experience, and I decide my experience of this is good and my experience of that is bad, those are moral truths...

Empathy is an ethical perception faculty which develops after theory of mind has been attained (between 2-7 years of age per Jean Piaget). It informs ...

It has to do with defining empathy, which is important since we appear to have different ideas about what empathy is, unless you now prefer my definit...

Empathy is identification with, and the vicarious experience of, the thoughts and/or feelings of another person. Empathy has affective and cognitive c...

You seem to be implying that empathy is something that makes others feel good or bad, without reference to the accessibility of moral truths?

They are if you possess empathy.

This agrees with the Continual-Activation Theory of Dreaming, a neurological explanation of memory consolidation during sleep, and dreaming as by-prod...

Agreed. Only by a purely physical definition of decision-making. Agreed. I could limit human choices to three types, and further limit choices accordi...

I would consider that to be an example of automaticity ( a semi-conscious response pattern resulting from habituation).

I agree that randomness does not equate with freedom. Psychologically, it may equate with creativity, or insanity.

Then please explain foreign language acquisition or culture shock in terms of quantum-mechanical interactions between elementary particles.

It is thought by some that Psychology reduces to Biology, in which case, the use of physiological terms would be appropriate to describe free will. Ho...

Explaining free will in terms of Quantum Mechanics is a category error, because Psychology doesn't reduce to Physics. Much human mental activity can b...

Agreed. There is a difference between interpretation and verbal modelling. Interpretation produces concepts, but verbal modelling constructs a set of ...

Possibly. It has in the past, so it's reasonable to expect that it might in the future. An observation regarding human incomprehensibility: Unique to ...

So the repetitive application of one method is incapable of producing unique results? Sounds like a new philosophy to me. I'm looking forward to the d...

A new philosophy is created by practising philosophy. So, how is philosophy practised? Generally, by interpreting a significant experience and/or mode...

Science v Philosophy: it shouldn't be viewed as an adversarial relationship. They are complementary approaches of equal value in problem-solving. The ...

Shouldn't philosophy be based on current science when addressing subjects which have been addressed by science, and serve as a tool of science, asking...

Just get over it. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. I knew an engineer who could quickly execute quite a few mathematical operations in his...

From the linked abstract: This sounds similar to Barrett's Theory of Constructed Emotion. I agree with the Author that Prinz's Pure Somatic Theory (20...

Excellent! That's great. Thanks.

Emotion: a mental condition having environmental and/or biochemical causes, and physiological (autonomic activation), cognitive/intuitive (thought), a...

Have you asked these questions of your Therapist? If not, I would recommend that you do. If so, and you're not satisfied with his/her answers, I would...

Thanks for that. Actually, what we call mental disorders are listed in diagnostic manuals (e.g., ICD-10, Chapter V). What kind of social environments ...

What kind of social environment produces denial (i.e., an unconscious defense mechanism used to reduce anxiety by denying thoughts, feelings, or facts...

Fanelli D (2010). ""Positive" results increase down the Hierarchy of the Sciences.": "...these results support the scientific status of the social sci...

Where does reasoning happen? In your mind or somewhere else? What is psychology (I would recommend using a dictionary)?

By focusing on Clinical Psychology, 97% of Psychology is ignored.

The shortcomings of Clinical Psychology are acknowledged by its own practitioners. Do the so-called "hard" sciences have any shortcomings? If not, ple...

Belief (a propositional attitude) and reasoning (a cognitive process) are both psychological conditions. Belief (a proposition accepted as true): 1) C...

Actually, mental health diagnoses are based on an interview (objective symptoms are observed) and the result of a checklist survey completed by the pa...

My own definition of everything is: all things everywhere at all times, whether known, unknown, or unknowable.

Or a cognitive investment. People will resist dislodgement (jenga-like) of a key proposition in a mental model, especially if the model has become com...

Wouldn't that be the purpose of any worldview? On a more general level regarding medical ethics: 1) Is it ethical to prolong human life artificially (...

The psychology of obstinance has been well researched. In addition to confirmation bias, there is: 1) Disconfirmation Bias: the tendency to set a high...