Thursday, 1 October 2015

Thoughts of the Day #20: Philosophy and Psychology

These are my definitions and may differ from any textbooks.

Philosophy are the struggles and attempts at reconciling the differences between the models we build with language and minds, with reality. It's about getting our heads around these perceived problems.

Eg.
Zeno's Paradox. What's wrong with the argument and conclusion?
What's justice?
What's morality?
Problems of Knowledge. How do we know? What does it mean to know?

Parts of Psychology observes and explain our struggles with reality, with accepting reality, and how we can stop struggling.

Eg.
Paradoxes (eg. Zeno's Paradox): What is it about the language used to describe/analyze the problem that may cause this to arise? Why do we find it difficult to get our heads around this?

Counter-intuitive probability (eg. Monty Hall Problem): Why do many of us find it difficult to shake off the "equal probability" intuition?

Justice, Morality, Ethical: Why do we need this? What do we consider reality? What results when we don't have this? Why are some people injust or immoral or unethical?

Theories of Intelligence
Phobias
"Mental Illnesses"
Trauma: What, why and how does trauma affect one's behavior, perception?
Psychotherapy.
Neuropsychology. Psychological processes/behavior in terms of brain function.

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