Published February 23, 2017 in Warp & Woof Apologia to Erik Erikson William Sundwick Yes, Erikson’s Eight stages of psychosocial development does have a sort of poetic elegance, as I wrote two weeks ago in this blog, but I fear I was in over my head. My ground rules for Warp & Woof specified thatContinue reading “Apologia to Erik Erikson”
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Early Links, 2017
Hard to imagine U.S. not participating in worldwide shift to EVs over next several years, but that seems to be exactly what Trump administration has in mind! American workers, as well as planet, will only be worse off as result … Michael Moore’s 10-point plan — I especially like the idea of “Rapid Response Teams”
Link from New York Times
Sometimes, it’s the old guys who are needed to get the job done. Here is a case illustrating Erik Erikson’s batle between “ego integrity” and “despair”. This Texas PBS commentator was 70 years old, not worried about job security, only about personal integrity!
Microagression on display in CNN panel …
Good example of microagression, from DK post Be afraid, be very afraid. Do NOT acquiesce in the comfortable position that “it will all work itself out.” History proves otherwise!
His Italian Leather Sofa: Cake Does an Anthem
Published February 16, 2017 in Warp & Woof His Italian Leather Sofa: Cake Does an Anthem William Sundwick Alternative Rock was a big thing in the nineties, and not just among the teenage crowd. Some of us old-timers could instantly relate to the sound, based on fond memories of its genesis with classic blues-based rockContinue reading “His Italian Leather Sofa: Cake Does an Anthem”
Early Links on the Future, 2017
Some news on the battery front: how ’bout a 10-yr. lifespan liquid battery? Anybody see a future for Transhumanism … in Libertarian Party? Lots of talk lately about UBI … practical in U.S.?
Link from New York Magazine
Andrew Sullivan, in New York Magazine: interesting reflection on lies, fear, and faith
Link from Think Progress
Coal is NOT coming back: where is the retraining for unemployed miners? the healthcare? the new industries investing in coal country?
Poetic Elegance of Erik Erikson, p.2
(continued from p.1) 5. Tension: identity vs. role confusion (virtue = “fidelity”) … the big adolescent tension, who am I? But, don’t we all continue to be confrontedContinue reading “Poetic Elegance of Erik Erikson, p.2”
Poetic Elegance of Erik Erikson, p.1
The Poetic Elegance of Erik Erikson: An Homage to the “Eight Stages …” William Sundwick Eight stages of psychosocial development — such a pedestrian name for such an influential theory. But, the language and vitality of its dialectical tension has resonated with me ever since I was first introduced, in my undergraduate Developmental Psych class,Continue reading “Poetic Elegance of Erik Erikson, p.1”
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