Avainsana: psychology
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An Ode to Humanism – on Technocratic Fallacy and the Mother of Sciences
Technocrats and representatives of hard sciences often belittle philosophy, psychology and the humanities as if they were something silly and “not so exact science”. Philosophy is the mother of all sciences: modern science was born in ancient Greece precisely from philosophy. In the beginning, it was wonder and reflection, which created the foundation for all…
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A happy world would be Moominvalley – utopias are not impossible
According to psychological studies, 30-40% of people are mean and about 20-30% are very empathetic, tolerant and kind. The rest are in between. According to studies, this follows an almost normal distribution, but there are slightly more mean people than truly empathetic people. According to psychologists, every person is born good and innocent. Evil is…
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Memes ignite wars and stakes and bring peace and harmony
The meme is not originally some silly picture of a frog. A meme is the equivalent of a gene in culture. As life is coded with genes, our psyche and our culture, which is created and controlled by the psyche, is coded with memes. A meme is a human-created cultural copy that appears and repeats…