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The Conundrums of Psychology

By: Sam Vaknin

... doubt that the physical affects the mental and the other way around. This is what disciplines like psychiatry are all about. The ability to contro... ...persistent disorder or disability of mind (whether or not including subnormality of intelligence) which results in abnormally aggressive or seriousl... ...nctions. The brain can be regarded as a Turing Machine and the dreams of Artificial Intelligence are likely come true. 6. The brain must be a lear... ...its terminology and ontology, by the derision of "proper" scientists in the "hard" disciplines, and by the limitations imposed by their experimenta... ...gevity are always suspect. Both hard-edged scientists and thinkers in the "softer" disciplines are influenced by contemporary values, mores, events... ... amount of new, unsolved, problems. It suggested new methodological procedures for gathering empirical evidence (research strategies). It was based...

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