Re: [xmca] [Fwd: THE CH SIG ELECTION] ... and let's move on

From: Martin Packer (packer@duq.edu)
Date: Mon May 01 2006 - 20:00:10 PDT


Ana,

I simply meant the tendency to reduce psychological phenomena to brain
function. If it shows up on an NMR scan, that explains it!

Martin

On 5/1/06 10:23 PM, "Ana Marjanovic-Shane" <ana@zmajcenter.org> wrote:

> Martin,
> thanks for the reference! I will look it up.When you say "reductionist
> trend", what do you mean? Reductionist to what? Omitting what? It is
> interesting that you use the word "reductionist" now in this context. So
> it would be interesting to know more.
> Ana
>
> Martin Packer wrote:
>> Ana,
>>
>> If we're looking for analyses of the emotions as social, can I recommend Joe
>> de Rivera's 'A Structural Theory of the Emotions' (1977, Psychological
>> Issues, 10, #40), where he interprets emotions as interpersonal movements. I
>> found it a very helpful basis upon which to look at the social dynamics of
>> moral conflicts, many moons ago.
>>
>> Robert Solomon's 'The passions: The myth and nature of human emotion' (1983)
>> is also worth a look. Both these works predate the current reductionist
>> trend.
>>
>> Martin
>>
>>
>> On 5/1/06 8:53 PM, "Ana Marjanovic-Shane" <ana@zmajcenter.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Dear Vera,
>>> Thanks for the congratulations.
>>>
>>> Here are some of my thoughts on the issue of emotions/ feelings -- this
>>> is just brainstorming...
>>>
>>> I am reading Damasio's "Looking for Spinoza", I just have begun.
>>> And I am thinking what do I want to do in writing about affects. So far,
>>> there are at least three areas of experience that have been somewhat
>>> covered in CHAT -- in regard to the affects/emotions/feelings:
>>> Play, creativity and collaboration and the psychology of art.
>>> Vygotsky's original idea that in play is also gaining awareness of
>>> emotions and learning to master of emotions has not been pursued as far
>>> as I know. Maybe I don't know.
>>> Another of Vygotsky's ideas from the psychology of art is the concept of
>>> dialectics of emotions in the art of literature and drama, and
>>> refinement and enrichment of the feelings and emotions through this
>>> cultural tool.
>>> I am just curious now what will I find in this book by Damasio. The last
>>> one (Descartes's error) was interesting to me because of the curious
>>> examples of brain damage that damages social judgment and relationships,
>>> but it was not connecting with anything in cultural historical theory.
>>> This book (Looking for Spinoza) may be the same --- at least from the
>>> little that I have read and the surface I have browsed. What is
>>> interesting there is Damasio's very thorough connection between body
>>> (physiological and motor processes) and emotions/feelings. However,
>>> there is nothing social in his studies of emotion -- even when the
>>> "object" of the feelings is another person (whether it is love or
>>> shame). Other people are just a part of the external reality in which an
>>> organism has to navigate and keep its integrity and well being.
>>> And that is so far a problem to connect sporadic studies of emotions in
>>> CHAT with the new knowledge on the physiology of nervous system and
>>> emotions.I also have the "Handbook of Emotions" edited by Michael Lewis
>>> -- with very interesting set of articles that cover philosophy,
>>> psychology, history and sociology, physiology, etc... I have started to
>>> looks at some of those articles, just to see the breadth of the issue.
>>> We also said that we should look into the studies of autism. I think
>>> that it could be VERY important to do that, but I haven't yet looked there.
>>> I am just starting to collect the references...
>>>
>>> A more systematic writeup of all of this will follow. I just need to
>>> sound off some of my very scattered thoughts.
>>>
>>> Love
>>> Ana
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Vera P. John-Steiner wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear Ana,
>>>> Congratulations, Vera
>>>>
>>>> Ana Marjanovic-Shane wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Dear Colleagues,
>>>>> The election is almost over. The poll will be open for another hour
>>>>> (until midnight US Eastern Time). I want to thank everyone who voted,
>>>>> and to urge all of you who did not vote yet, to do so as soon as
>>>>> possible. (links are below).
>>>>> Results of this election must be submitted to AERA by tomorrow (May
>>>>> 1). You will also know them then, and you can see them by visiting
>>>>> the second link below.
>>>>>
>>>>> All the best
>>>>> Ana
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>>>> Subject: THE CH SIG ELECTION
>>>>> Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:35:54 -0400
>>>>> From: Ana Marjanovic-Shane <anamshane@speakeasy.net>
>>>>> To: Xmca <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>, ch-sig@yahoogroups.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear Colleagues,
>>>>> As you already know, CH-SIG is running an election for the new
>>>>> officers: a president, a program chair and a co-chair, and a treasurer.
>>>>> We have received quite a few nominations for each of these positions.
>>>>> We have also informed all the nominees about their nomination and
>>>>> asked them for acceptance. Some of them did not accept for different
>>>>> reasons. Their names don't appear on the electronic ballot.
>>>>>
>>>>> The election is now open and will stay open until MAY 1.
>>>>> Here is you opportunity to participate at least in one FAIR election
>>>>> -- where campaigning did not cost one penny and where all candidates
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>>>>>
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>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>> All the best
>>>>> Ana
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
>>
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