On Mon, 11 Dec 2000, Shearon, Tim wrote:
> 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
>
I have gone further in analyzing the book than most people do.
The White rat is the quintessential domesticated breed
for Eurocentric based learning experiments.One can argue that
there are levels of domestication with the Eurocentric
domain at the pinnacle.
Just as there are Neo-Freudians,I guess I can be labelled
a Neo-Guthrian-building on his premise but extending it.
Happy Holidays. Am going underground,will resurface with post in
mid-January.
Michael Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
