Michael-
I do not think you've understood Guthrie's point. It seems to me his point
is that the rat was WHITE as in white. He is pointing out that the history
of psychology may be dominated by ideas and even our studies may be
populated by persons and ideas which derive from and are supportive of
primarily western European and US perspecitves. Thus, whether you agree with
his assessment or even his premise, he is not talking about domestication vs
wild. I'll leave comments to others on domestication being one of the
preconditions for learning.
Tim Shearon
Forgive me if my response is more terse than intended but I'm in a hurry and
in that mood from grading papers.
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Subject: The white rat (was Kenneth Clark)
btw,the author of Even the rat was white is Guthrie
My take on the text is that the white rat represents
domestication which is one of the preconditions for
learning.
I am preparing a post titled "Is learning unnatural?"
Happy Holidays to all.
Michael Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
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