Re: Empathy & science

From: Ricardo Ottoni (rjapias@attglobal.net)
Date: Tue Dec 14 1999 - 14:40:29 PST


Thank you Paul.
For giving signs of what you are referring to with your particular use
of the word 'asocial'.

Brecht's use of that word in the context of his learning play theory,
for exemple, means

any action against a true engangement in socialist practices and goals.
So, to be a boss would be asocial (to make money exploring someone's
work).

As you see, sometimes - and in some contexts of understanding - to be
designed as asocial has nothing related with having a phycopathic
personality

Paul Dillon wrote:
>
> Ricardo
>
> asocial means "rejecting or lacking the capacity for social interaction",
> synonym: antisocial.
>
> That word was a little weak for what I meant. I suppose "sociopathic" would
> have been better: relating to, or characteristized by asocial or antisocial
> behavior or a pschopathic personality.
>
> I suppose what constitutes such personalities could be considered a matter
> of cultural preference.
>
> Paul H. Dillon



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