alexis tyler
I am a senior at New York University, majoring in Psychology and Philosophy. I will be attending Law school in the Fall of 2006.
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How Society Deals with DeathThe way society deals with death is complex, but revealing. The way we deal with the dead as living beings is a commentary on our behaviors, philosophies, and mindsets as humans.
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Theories on DepressionDepression is an extremely dehabilitating illness of which millions of Americans suffer the consequences. Psychological control, schemas, and self-discrepancies are processes that are relevant in theories regarding Depression.
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Noonan and Tooley Compared on AbortionThe highly debated topic of Abortion holds different views for philosophers Michael Tooley and John T. Noonan. An analysis of Tooley shows his philosophy regarding abortion to be more convincing and substantial than Noonan.
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Kierkegaard on the Proof of GodKierkegaard concludes that science cannot provide the proof necessary to validate the notion of God. Kierkegaard instead relies on the notions of paradox absurdity and blind leaps of faith to affirm the existence of God.
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Memory and How It Allows Us to Make Sense of PeopleData stored in the memory is used in making sense of people and are relevant to the social cognitive model of transference proposed by Dr.S. Andersen. Emotions and motives can result from the social cognitive processes by which we make sense of others.
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Facial Recognition in the Fusiform Face Area (FFA)Scientific data shows that there is a special component of the human brain that is activated by faces and accounts for the extraordinary human ability to discern between faces. This special component may also be activated by non-face stimuli.
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Marx's Integration of Hegel's IdeasMarx adopted concepts from the works of Hegel and integrated them into his political theory with some adjustment and implementation. Marx's integrated theory was what lead to one of the most influential political revolutions of all time- communism.