Centered Selves Connecting with Each Other

SUMMARY

Featured is an excerpt from an edited, transcribed lecture presented August 1987 at Avanta Process Community VII in Crested Butte, Colorado. The lecture was part of a month-long seminar which also included demonstrations and exercises. The lecture includes preparing therapists for the first session with patients for maximum therapeutic advantage.     

人与自然互为存在--人与自然关系新解

在生态伦理学研究中,无论是人类中心主义还是非人类中心主义,都对人与自然的关系做了片面化的理解。自然不仅为人而存在,人也应该为自然而存在,人与自然是互为存在的。割裂二者辩证统一的关系,要么导致自然被人所奴役,要么导致人被自然所奴役。     

论亲亲相隐与刑事法治

如何协调亲情与法律的关系,减少二者的冲突,使它们能够更加有效的共同维护社会和谐,这是不同的制度文明一直在探寻的问题。亲亲相隐特有的情法结合功能在化解情法冲突方面提供了合理的可资借鉴内容,对于完善我国刑事法治、建设社会主义和谐社会具有重大的现实意义。本文在论述亲亲相隐的涵义及其历史演变的基础上,分析评价了亲亲相隐的法律价值与社会价值,提出应当批判的继承亲亲相隐的观点,并对完善我国刑事法治进行了初步探讨。     

Winch on Understanding Other People

This paper aims to identify the main points that Peter Winch makes, or reminders that he offers, about understanding ourselves and others. It would no doubt be possible to construct a theory out of these ideas, but I try to avoid giving the impression that Winch does so. Instead, the most Wittgensteinian approach to the subject is, as Winch does, to describe, remind and thereby clarify, without putting forward any kind of questionable hypothesis. Winch's work brings out the fact that understanding people is importantly connected to both wisdom and practical being in tune with others, but identical with neither.     

Differentiating Procrastinators from Each Other: A Cluster Analysis

Procrastination refers to the tendency to postpone the initiation and completion of a given course of action. Approximately one-fifth of the adult population and half of the student population perceive themselves as being severe and chronic procrastinators. Albeit not a psychiatric diagnosis, procrastination has been shown to be associated with increased stress and anxiety, exacerbation of illness, and poorer performance in school and work. However, despite being severely debilitating, little is known about the population of procrastinators in terms of possible subgroups, and previous research has mainly investigated procrastination among university students. The current study examined data from a screening process recruiting participants to a randomized controlled trial of Internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for procrastination (Rozental et al., in press). In total, 710 treatment-seeking individuals completed self-report measures of procrastination, depression, anxiety, and quality of life. The results suggest that there might exist five separate subgroups, or clusters, of procrastinators: “Mild procrastinators” (24.93%), “Average procrastinators” (27.89%), “Well-adjusted procrastinators” (13.94%), “Severe procrastinators” (21.69%), and “Primarily depressed” (11.55%). Hence, there seems to be marked differences among procrastinators in terms of levels of severity, as well as a possible subgroup for which procrastinatory problems are primarily related to depression. Tailoring the treatment interventions to the specific procrastination profile of the individual could thus become important, as well as screening for comorbid psychiatric diagnoses in order to target difficulties associated with, for instance, depression.     

"大水冲了龙王庙,自家不识自家人"

2004年12月26日发生在印尼苏门答腊北部的印度洋8.9级大地震引发的海啸,给印度尼西亚、斯里兰卡、泰国、印度等东南亚、南亚和东非共十几个国家的沿海地区,造成了人员重大伤亡和财产巨大损失。在这次地震海啸灾害中,这些国家的沿海受灾地带,房屋化为废墟,公路、铁路、桥梁、机场被毁,成群成群的灾民无家可归,多达17.5万人丧生,十几万人失踪。灾害发生后,我国举国上下踊跃捐献赈灾,为受灾人民渡过难关尽力。我国宗教各界,除踊跃捐献,还按各自的宗教仪轨,举行超度、消灾、解厄、祈福和弥撒等活动,为受灾的生者、亡者献爱心。在宗教那里,为了显…     

Understanding Each Other: The Case of the Derrida-Searle Debate

This paper revisits the Derrida-Searle debate, an exchange that, unfortunately, did not lead to much, if any, mutual understanding. I will suggest that this failure can be traced back to key features of their respective theories. In that Searle and Derrida use their own theories of speech as resources in trying to understand each other, their unsuccessful communication can be used to reveal a great deal about the limitations of both their theories. My paper tries to draw out these limitations by analyzing specific moments in the debate. I also suggest concrete proposals for overcoming defects in each of the theories, proposals that, arguably, would make some mutual understanding more possible.     

熊伯龙论无鬼神之四阴间说自相矛盾

原文: 　　世人烧纸钱,谓纸钱烧化,阴间即为“孔方“.信者死作佛事,供十王像,多烧楮镪为死者赎罪.果如此,则富者虽为恶,亦升天堂;贫者虽为善,亦入地狱矣.贿赂公行,何冥王之鄙劣至此乎!乃世又称阴律严于阳律,谓十王只论善恶,不论贫富.是为恶者有罪不能赎也.信阴律为严,则楮镪无用;信楮镪有用,则阴律不严.世人之言,自违其理;信而不疑,愚人而已矣.……     

Toward Understanding Each Other: Bridging Gaps in the Science-and-Religion Dialogue

Abstract. The high degree of specialization in society and compartmentalization in education have resulted in increasing difficulty in communicating across different fields of study. I propose that these gaps in communication across disciplines must be addressed to ensure a fruitful ongoing science‐and‐religion dialogue.     

Hermeneutics and the Doctrine of Scripture: Why They Need Each Other

Current attempts to understand Scripture theologically typically appeal either to modern hermeneutics or to more traditional doctrines of Scripture – but not to both together. It is argued here that hermeneutics can help to identify and resolve certain problems bequeathed to posterity by the characteristic sixteenth‐century equation of Scripture with ‘Word of God’. The problems in question relate to the past and present modes of divine speech, the relation of text to community and the fundamental significance of the ‘Word of God’ concept itself.     

How College Students With and Without Disabilities Perceive Themselves and Each Other

This study explored how college students with (n = 80) and without disabilities (n = 76) rated themselves, how each group rated members of the other group, and how each group perceived that the other group would rate them on a 24-item personality instrument that was designed to assess five factors of personality: extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and culture. Results revealed that the two groups rated each other in a stereotypical manner: Students with disabilities were seen as more conscientious and cultured than were students without disabilities, whereas students without disabilities were seen as more extraverted and emotionally stable than were students with disabilities. When the students rated themselves, however, no such differences between the two groups emerged. Implications of the results for clinical practice are discussed.     

Just Like Other People: Narcissism Among Pastors

In contemporary culture, narcissism is an important and common personality trait. It colours people's attitudes towards themselves and others, and plays an important role in their performance and success in relational occupations, including the pastorate. A survey among Dutch pastors was used as the basis for developing a typology of four narcissistic styles: balanced, vulnerable, undisguised, and masking. The implications of these four styles for the pastoral profession are discussed.     

Intergroup Contact and Prejudice Against People With Schizophrenia

There is a growing awareness that responses to mental health disorders differ according to the label. Still, research on contact and prejudice against people with mental health disorders has generally focused on the broader label, “mental illness,” as though various disorders were interchangeable. The present research specifically investigated the relationship between intergroup contact and avoidance of people with schizophrenia—a particularly stigmatized and challenging group—as well as mediators of that relationship. In Study 1, 78 students completed measures of their prior contact with and prejudice against people with schizophrenia. Prior contact predicted less desired avoidance of people with schizophrenia, and this relationship was mediated by more favorable attitudes. Study 2 (N = 122) replicated the results of Study 1, and also found that less fear and less intergroup anxiety mediated the relationship between contact and avoidance. This suggests that contact may effectively reduce prejudice, even against this highly stigmatized group.