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Charles Peck Jr deposited Dawkin’s Selfish Gene Fallacy-False Premise -a “limited form of altruism” vs studies of compassion = Oxford Handbook of Compassion, Sprecher and Fehr: spirituality correlated with compassion, Battle of Somme 50,000 casualties, esprit de corps Chosin Res. in the group
Narrative theory and Narratology on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoDawkins Fallacy – False Premise
The statement, “However, as we shall see, there are special circumstances in which a gene can achieve its own selfish goals best by fostering a limited form of altruism at the level of individual animals.” Is a fallacy/false premise Historically, compassion and self-less behaviors are not a “limited form of alt…[Read more] -
Ian Willis deposited The Sydney Harbour Bridge, an engineering marvel in the group
Place Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoThe Sydney Harbour Bridge is an icon on the Sydney urban landscape. The bridge is an engineering marvel of modernism and the early 20th hope of a new nation.
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Charles Peck Jr deposited McDougall’s Group Mind – the “Unreasoning Impulsiveness” of groups are Very Relevant .”Poll: Black Americans fear more racist attacks after Buffalo shooting” the Washington Post (published 6-9-22) – w/ comparison to Durkheim, Geertz, + Bargh’s recent res in the group
Irish Literature and Culture on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoAs the authors of the article “Beyond the Group Mind: A Quantitative Review of the Interindividual–Intergroup Discontinuity Effect” which was published in Psychological Bulletin, observed, It is estimated that just in the final decade of the twentieth century, the deadly wars of places like Rwanda, Bosnia, and Ethiopia claimed the lives of 30 m…[Read more]
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José Angel GARCÍA LANDA replied to the topic Shakespeare in the discussion
English Literature on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoDeep-brained Sonnets: https://www.academia.edu/104883532/
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Thobias Sarbunan deposited Promoting Language Acquisition and Instruction: Exploring Gendered Agency, Linguistic Diversity, and Educational Strategies in the group
English Literature on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoThis article critically analyses the gendered framework of second language
investment, specifically focusing on gendered agency and its implications
for individuals engaged in language learning. This statement underscores
the significance of linguistic diversity and the active participation of
multilingual students in challenging uniform…[Read more] -
Ian Willis deposited Menangle arts hall concerts that helped war efforts – is being rebuilt in the group
Place Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoIn 2023 there is a vacant lot in central Menangle with a security fence. The reconstructed hall is proposed to open in 2024. On the security fence is an information sign with the hall’s history, what is happening, funding and building timeline. The information signage on the site security fence states: The existing hall is unusable due to…[Read more]
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Charles Peck Jr deposited Sketch of Belonging, Belongingness, Groups and Identity – Baumeister, Tania Singer-empathy, Solomon Asch’s famous authority experiment, Hogg and Abrams, theory of subjective uncertainty reduction and meaning in group formation & Ideology of Enlightenment in the group
Narrative theory and Narratology on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoAs the prominent social psychologists, Baumeister and Leary, point out, “Groups can share food, provide mates, and help care for offspring (including orphans). Some survival tasks such as hunting large animals or maintaining defensive vigilance against predatory enemies, are best accomplished by group cooperation…. Competition for limited res…[Read more]
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José Angel GARCÍA LANDA replied to the topic Contemporary fiction in the discussion
English Literature on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoHarry Thompson, ‘This Thing of Darkness’: Anclaje narrativo https://www.academia.edu/104883528/
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