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Minjie Kim

Behaviorism, John B. Watson, Social Control, Modern Psychology, Governments, and Denial... - 0 views

  • the subject matter of human psychology is the behavior of the human being
  • claims that consciousness is neither a definite nor a usable concept.
  • belief in the existence of consciousness goes back to the ancient days of superstition and magic
    • Minjie Kim
       
      isn't he just saying here that the consciousness is something that doesn't exist, or else is something that's there, but not exactly present, we can't control it nor are we completely aware of it.
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  • The great mass of people even today has not yet progressed very far away from savagery - it wants to believe in magic
    • Minjie Kim
       
      ... true, but how could a "savage"know of anything like this? of course he said "the great mass of people" which implies that he's... better than the average person.... isn't acknowledging your knowledge of psychology , and UNDERSTANDING of it basically being conceited? (does that mean I am?)
  • Almost every era has its new magic, black or white, and its new magician
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