In ‘The Structure of Scientific Revolutions’ Thomas Kuhn analyses the development of science and its impact on the world’s changes, over time. One of the main ideas in his work was based on the nature of perception and scientific revolution, as in what a scientist observes may change in time. Moreover, what two scientists observe [...]
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paradigms
Posted in Books, theories, world, tagged basic theories, Copernicus, Darwin, Kuhun, observing theories on May 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Some Freud …
Posted in Books, Freud, thoughts, tagged Carl Jung, infancy, repression, unconscious, Wasting time on May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Reading Freud again, when I am actually supposed to be doing totally different things. Why do we never do the things we are supposed/told to? I am well aware that if I had to do an essay on Freud, I would try my best to find something else to do, even if I quite enjoy [...]
Zipes on Folklore
Posted in Books, culture, fairy-tales, folklore, media, thoughts, world, tagged Disney, Snow White, Zipes on May 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I have just been reading a rather interesting book – Zipes, Breaking the Magic Spell– and I couldn’t help but make some comments on it. The book’s main purpose is highlighting the major influence that the impact of technology and capitalism has on the historical development of the folklore and ways in which the mass [...]
