A new set of studies supports affection over punishment. Posted Aug 19, 2019 Harry Harlow (1958) was one of the first researchers to demonstrate the long term effects of touch on mammals. He separated rhesus monkey babies from their mothers, keeping them isolated in cages. They could hear and smell other monkeys but were deprived […]
The Imaginative Child
Understanding the manifestation of make-believe companions. Posted Aug 19, 2019 Boy with Imaginary Companions Source: Lassedesignen/Shutterstock “Abraham Lincoln is my grandfather,” said our 5-year-old matter-of-factly. “What?” I contemplated, standing in stunned silence. “Yes,” he continued almost moved to tears. “I was very sad when John Wilkes Booth shot him in the theater.” This example of […]
Why We Watch Suffering Online, but Often Do Nothing to Help
Research on ‘media witnessing’ helps explain our inaction. Posted May 22, 2019 Source: Pixabay We all know that abhorrent behavior happens behind closed doors. But as soon as it’s brought out in front of us through film footage or photos we feel culpable, responsible, involved. We don’t like being forced to ask ourselves difficult questions […]
When You Love Someone, What Do You Love?
Love is not directed at just a body, soul, or mind, but at an embodied person. Posted Mar 01, 2019 When Romeo and Juliet fell in love with each other, what did each of them fall in love with? Philosophers have proposed various answers to the question of the object of love, including claims that […]
What Is Your Life Purpose?
Exploring why you are here: five questions, one exercise, and one next step. Posted Aug 17, 2019 Source: Unsplash “For you came into existence not when you chose, but when the world had need of you.” I stumbled upon this quote from the Stoic philosopher Epictetus. It is the second half of the sentence that […]