Reductionism

where micro and macro level theories are discussed in conjunction with formal and informal processes. Ratner (2008), exclaims, that “[t]he two dimensions’ touch on related important issues such as realism, subjectivism, relativism, constructivism, reductionism, emergence, atomism, holism, and objectivity” (p. 260). The dimensions identified in the typology, not only have wide-reaching implications for cultural psychology, they also hold considerable sway across the social sciences and…

indicate which world is real or not, in the safe, as she chooses limbo as her reality. This is because their world in limbo was a world where they could do and build everything they want to, which is a promising world for them. Similar to the idea of reductionism in the study of beliefs, where the deities that they worship are actually the purest reflection of their own nature, Mal chooses the limbo as her reality because it is the best reflection of the world she wishes to create. This idea…

To sign, or not to sign. That is the question that hangs so urgently over the wavering title character of “King Charles III,” Mike Bartlett’s flat-out brilliant portrait of a monarchy in crisis, which blazed open on Sunday night at the Music Box Theater. Any echoes you may infer regarding a certain Danish prince are entirely appropriate to this dazzlingly presumptuous drama, set in and around Buckingham Palace in a highly foreseeable future. True, as a product of the 20th century, the newly…

When we think of the science of philosophy we often ponder its use. Other sciences such as biology and physics explore the universe and our reality so we can better understand the environment around us and what our physical state is. When we began to wonder what our inner thoughts were, we created psychology to understand the human nature; however, that still was not enough. We longed for more. Philo is Greek for love, while sophia means wisdom. Philosophy is defined as the love of wisdom.…

PART II. 1. The myths of development as progress that are presented by Mies and Shiva is through science and technology. Modern science sees itself as universal, that the thinking behind it brings conclusions or answers about life, people, our planet, basically everything, examples of this is scientific advancements such as the Scientific Revolution and it claims to benefit everyone (Shiva., pg. 22). This is not true as feminists and Mies and Shiva argue, and have found that development and the…

Born in a poor family in southern Spain on October 25, 1881, Pablo Picasso was one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century. His impressive artistic talent and inexhaustible inspiration made him a legendary figure in the 20th century. As the greatest art genius in the 20th century, Pablo Picasso had done as much as 37,000 artwork, which includes 1885 oil paintings, 7089 sketches, 2000 prints, and 6121 lithographs. Picasso’s representative works are "Les Demoiselles…

I sat down at the dinner table with my family. My parents ask me how my semester went and to share some interesting things that I have learned at school. I begun with the question ‘how do you define religion?’ followed by ‘what do you think the role of religion is in our world?’. I understand very well those are very personal questions and no right answer. However, these simple questions can reveal so much from the person’s identity to their personality to their openness to diversity and wisdom.…

semiotic, contingent and irrational is less adaptive at dealing with the threat of nature. Modernity imposes a universal sameness on nature, reducing all difference to a common detonator, with notable examples of this position being scientific reductionism and the different variations of psychiatry. While language once had the capacity of expressing the corporeal and particular aspect of embodiment, it has no become subservient to the abstract, universalizing principles. Under modernity, the…

Abraham Maslow, an influential humanistic psychologist, was born on April 1st, 1908 in Brooklyn, New York. Maslow is known as the “father of American humanism” for broadening psychology with theories on self-actualization and human potential. He completely supported a humanistic approach that highlights individual development and provides a specific understanding on behavior and mental processes. Throughout his career, Maslow stressed that experience is the primary tool in learning about the…

In Defense of Food is a look into a society harboring an unhealthy obsession with healthy eating. Michael Pollan is an author, journalist, and professor of journalism at the University of California. He has written four New York Times bestsellers, and has had articles published in The New York Times Magazine, Harper’s Magazine, and National Geographic. In Defense of Food is one of multiple books he has written focusing on diet, and his aim is to help readers “reclaim their health and happiness…