I’m involved in three different areas of research and teaching.
- The
first of these concerns our experience of feelings and emotion. What
are feelings and how may we describe the difference between
elation and joy, anger and hate? How are they related to action? I
have thought a lot about this, and some ideas and publications may
be found at the emotional experience link.
- My
second major concern is with how we may attain a world that is more
peaceful and has more justice. Different ways to achieve this may be
found on the links to our Peace Studies Program and Introduction
to Peace Studies and Peace Psychology course. I have been trying to relate an understanding of emotions to
collective emotional experience and the development of peaceful
cultures and this and related research and publications may be
accessed by the peace psychology link.
- I have been involved in attempting to understand how we use our
imagination, sometimes to reveal and sometimes to obscure reality.
How do people come to believe in what they first must imagine
(angels, atoms, and alien abductions?)
Some relevant publications may be found on the imagination and
reality link.
A number of the publications that are cited on the above links indicated are
available on line. Please feel free to contact me if you have any
questions or comments.
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