RE: [xmca] District of Columbia v. Heller Decision

This is just in passing, but what about thinking of the 'emotionless'
aspect of acts as a manifestation of affective development that has not
matured - perhaps literally not developed in terms of the brain
(thinking of Luria). What would the ZPD look like in this case when
there may be extreme asymmetry in cognitive and affective development...
yet which go hand in hand...
Not sure if I am articulating this write. I'm grading psycholinguistics
papers... :-)
~ Em

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From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu [mailto:xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu]
On Behalf Of Michael G. Levykh
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 2:36 PM
To: 'eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity'
Subject: RE: [xmca] District of Columbia v. Heller Decision

Dear REB and All,

With all due respect, if it is only about emotions, then how can one
explain
emotionless and violent acts by sociopaths? Could it possibly be that,
in
some instances, emotions are simply not interpreted correctly by
thinking?
Or, trying to connect it with Vygotskian prospective, isn't the problem
about how well (or poor) emotions are integrated with the rest of
mentality
of the whole person struggling with and within the social context?

Cheers,
Michael.

-----Original Message-----
From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu [mailto:xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu]
On
Behalf Of TVMathDude@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 2:00 PM
To: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
Subject: Re: [xmca] District of Columbia v. Heller Decision

For me, it isn't about guns, bombs, knives or any weapon, it is about
emotions. When emotions trump reason, people will kill people. In
America,
the
current leadership has made it quite clear - shoot first, talk later.
Leaders
throughout the world understand the power of fear, and use it to their
own
end.
 
The irony is: we as teachers can change the world - one student, one
class,

one school -- at a time.
 
It ain't about the guns, it's about the people.
 
REB

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