tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071310340448199970.post599913561536007668..comments2012-06-13T22:27:52.838-07:00Comments on Library of Gödel: The Psychology of the MundaneThursdayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241109418501319374noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071310340448199970.post-68718440958669435202012-02-06T11:16:43.129-08:002012-02-06T11:16:43.129-08:00Thank you! I'm relieved that my amateur commen...Thank you! I'm relieved that my amateur commentary can be confirmed by someone knowledgeable!Thursdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241109418501319374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071310340448199970.post-55295220093974361132012-02-06T10:57:23.292-08:002012-02-06T10:57:23.292-08:00As someone who has actually studied this subject m...As someone who has actually studied this subject matter, I have to compliment you on your cogent, brief, and well-conceived article. Bravo, well-said.Future Doctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15678780056220285195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071310340448199970.post-13576147704648845142012-01-21T22:29:25.771-08:002012-01-21T22:29:25.771-08:00Dysfunctional was the one I wasn't counting, b...Dysfunctional was the one I wasn't counting, but I did miss the distinction between distress from others' actions and distress from one's own actions. He does have the compulsion to punish himself for evil thoughts, and is deeply and emotionally affected by the self-punishment.... <br />I find the idea intriguing given the definition of society. If sanity is being adapted to society, can there be a society you don't want to be adapted to? (or does this question conflate two meanings of the word society?)tatterjilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12775215726874191646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071310340448199970.post-84953156847056750722012-01-21T11:20:04.195-08:002012-01-21T11:20:04.195-08:00Umm... I can see Deviance, as an outgrowth of the ...Umm... I can see Deviance, as an outgrowth of the fact that he was not raised in the Brave New World, and the clash grows to the point of Danger. But he's definitely not dysfunctional, and while he experiences distress, at least as I recall it's not because of how HE thinks or acts but because of how everyone else thinks and acts.Thursdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241109418501319374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071310340448199970.post-49622979814134661452012-01-21T07:56:26.845-08:002012-01-21T07:56:26.845-08:00So, would the Savage from Brave New World be insan...So, would the Savage from Brave New World be insane? He seems to fit three of the four requirements.tatterjilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12775215726874191646noreply@blogger.com