Holism,Meaning Similarity and Inferential Space—a Measurement Theoretic Approach

Journal of Philosophical Logic - Proponents of meaning holism often invoke notions of meaning similarity and semantic spatiality in order to counter accusations that holism renders language...     

Reimagining Humpty Dumpty with Play’s Therapeutic Action

ABSTRACT

At the center of the Humpty Dumpty fable there is a fall. The efforts to re-integrate Humpty Dumpty after the fall were unsuccessful. Using the metaphor as a frame, the author explores the role of play therapy and by extension, incorporates parents into the work with the child, to facilitate repair from traumatic experience. The repair to the intergenerational relationship in the clinical work described relied on the use of a non-linear dynamic system’s view of the therapeutic action of play benefitting the development of the child. The privileging of the play space in child mental health comes at a time in our cultural dialogue that under appreciates its’ value.     

The Effects of Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury on Episodic Memory: a Meta-Analysis

Neuropsychology Review - Memory impairment following Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is among its most pronounced effects. The present meta-analysis focused only on studies of episodic memory...     

The art of healing and the many worlds of time

This essay is a contribution to the understanding of the difficulties involved in integrating biomedicine and holistic medicine. The phenomenology of the perception of time as described by Mann, Siegler, and Osmond is postulated as underlying the different orientations to the practice of medicine.