Ah, memories!… It really is something indescribable to play at reliving them, mentally experiencing what one was unable to live through. Saying what one did not have the courage to say, prolonging a moment that chance interrupted… And then reflecting on what might have happened. It is true: most of the time, nothing extraordinary, and the exercise is nothing more than an imaginative game. One derives some pleasure from it; but, in the end, one concludes that what was meant to happen did happen.
Tag: psychology
Behaviorism Had the Misfortune…
Behaviorism had the misfortune of being developed by minds with little philosophical depth, who relied on sound experiments but drew flawed conclusions. It certainly taught us a thing or two, but it is now little more than a relic in modern psychology. This is a shame. There was a vast field for proving, through endless avenues, the following truth: man is drawn to the human; the ox to the bovine. Always.
Irony Aside, We Have Much to Learn…
Irony aside, we have much to learn not only from lobsters, but also from chimpanzees and even rats, since science teaches us that our genetic material is practically identical. Who would have thought that, after all, the qualitative differences are smaller than was assumed in Aristotle’s time, when there were no measuring tools other than the mind. Now, we can realize that what distinguishes a human from a mouse is nothing more than an illusion! Undoubtedly, this innovative method of neurooscience, which studies animals to draw conclusions about humans, is extremely interesting. It is the opposite of what psychology does, which studies humans and draws conclusions about animals.
The Future of Neuroscience Is Promising
The future of neuroscience is promising: it seems that, with a few more decades of intense research, after exhausting the possibilities of laboratory tests with animals, it will discover that, as soon as man learns to deal with the most rudimentary impulses of his psyche, he ceases to behave faithfully according to a pattern. Here, then, will come the revolutionary discovery: he is also an autonomous being and has an individual identity. This is truly remarkable. However, it is good to consider that, on this day, there will be a need for philosophers, and then it will be discovered, once again, that those whom humanity has already produced are sufficient.