On Wed, 5 Sep 2001, Paul Smith wrote:
> - People do what they do because they freely choose to do those things
> (strong free will).
>
> Either of those basic philosophical assumptions is likely to
> completely undermine a student's curiosity about the causes of human
> behavior in a way that will make it very difficult for her to come up with a
> meaningful project idea.
>
> Paul Smith
> Alverno College
> Milwaukee
>
I agree that students do make those assumptions.But I think that
there is a cultural aspect to this. In this culture,we promote rigid
individualism and assume that when thing happen to people,it is their
fault or lack will-power.No wonder,the fundamental attribution is rampant
around.
Michael Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
