Joan Warmbold wrote: > Chris--do you have a source for that quote--love it as so on target.
Green, 2010, personal communication. :-) (Though the me...thee rhyme has been used by many in the past.) > But I clearly never received > [Skinner's] message on a personal level until attending this lecture. Only > then > did I feel distressed by the reality of MY lack of free-will as he was so > clear, engaging and brilliant but also distressing as I finally had to > accept "determinism for me also?!" Fear not. Skinner didn't have any choice about saying that. It was due to his conditioning history. Chris Green ============= >> Free will for me. Determinism (genetic or environmental) for thee. >> >> Chris Green >> currently in Montreal... reading and enjoying _The Spirit Level: Why >> Equlaity is Better for Everyone_, in which Oliver James is occasionally >> cited, which I am sure will rankle Allen's apparently reflexive Toryism. >> :-) >> >> ================= >> >> Rick Froman wrote: >> >>> I don't see any evidence that either right or left wingers really are >>> motivated to find the ultimate causes of behavior in either genetics or >>> environment. The majority still feel that such explanations de-humanize >>> and violate human freedom and responsibility. I think that is true for >>> the majority of both left and right and, despite what they might think >>> about the causes of other's behavior, very few act as if they believe >>> their own behaviors are not largely freely chosen. >>> >>> To find evidence of both left and right support for genetic >>> explanations, one need look no further than >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics. As Wikipedia is reflective of the >>> wisdom of the crowds >>> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wisdom_of_Crowds), no critical >>> thinking required). >>> >>> Fear the Beard! >>> >>> Rick >>> >>> Dr. Rick Froman, Chair >>> Division of Humanities and Social Sciences >>> John Brown University >>> Siloam Springs, AR 72761 >>> [email protected] >>> ________________________________________ >>> From: Mike Palij [[email protected]] >>> Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 11:29 AM >>> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) >>> Cc: Mike Palij >>> Subject: RE: Re:[tips] Are Genes Left-Wing? >>> >>> . >>> >>> Re: (2) Except that genetic explanations have a long history in >>> right-wing >>> politics and environmental explanation have a long history in left-wing >>> politics. As we learn more about gene-environment interactions, the >>> overly simplistic conceptions of nature vs nurture ideologies will have >>> to >>> be reworked. But, just as creationsists will not find any scientific >>> evidence >>> that undermines creation science to be credible, eugenics-oriented >>> right wingers will not be deterred by evidence that their conceptions >>> of "bad genes" are invalid. Left-wingers, I think, should be cautious >>> in embracing genetic explanations unless the research is really, really >>> good. >>> --- >>> >>> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752d0d&n=T&l=tips&o=5735 >> or send a blank email to >> leave-5735-49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >> >> >> > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13132.a868d710aa4ef67a68807ce4fe8bd0da&n=T&l=tips&o=5736 > or send a blank email to > leave-5736-13132.a868d710aa4ef67a68807ce4fe8bd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=5739 or send a blank email to leave-5739-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
