An interdisciplinary approach to the human mind : subjectivity, science and experiences in change

Joranger, Line

An interdisciplinary approach to the human mind : subjectivity, science and experiences in change / Line Joranger - 1 online resource (142 pages) - Cultural dynamics of social representation .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction The aim of the book 2. Mind and epistemology Human mind and natural science The cognitive revolution The appearance of thing and nature The world as it appears to an observer Truth and fiction 3. A critical and interdisciplinary approach to the human mind Jaspers’s critical and interdisciplinary approach to the human mind The dependency of others The human mind in between the individual and social The eco-chamber Critical self-reflection, self-presentation, and self-knowledge 4. Freedom and governance in socioeconomic status Social discrimination and social insurance Social insurance and mental health care Rights and obligations – assistance to others The human being in freedom and government The human mind is always in a state of change 5. Body-mind-thinking The body as tool to experience The existential body The body as an object among other objects Alienation, ethical codes, and prejudice 6. The human mind in concept and experience Common sense and brain talk Concepts and experience in change Concepts, experience, and sociocultural context – the art of hermeneutic 7. Subjective minds and general laws The Stange Help and Valla’s critique of mainstream psychology Humans are humans, creative and unpredictable Mind and poetry – the escape from medical language The world of Ellen West The uncoded world of the human mind and poetry A person’s mind – what is it and how can we reach it? 8. Humans, science, and experiences in change Toward an interdisciplinary approach to the human mind

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Psychology
Social psychology
Mind and body
Mental health


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