This perspective on thought experiments shows that there is a sense in which recent developments within "experimental philosophy" can be viewed as complementing traditional armchair methods.
According to"Holy Bones, Holy Dust: How Relics Shaped the History of Medieval Europe" (Yale University: 306 pp., $35), all relics — authentic and otherwise — provide an intriguing perspective on thought in the Middle Ages and the way the remains of the dead turned from something repulsive into objects of adoration.
Participants are helped to develop a "decentred" perspective on thoughts and feelings, in which these are viewed as passing events in the mind.
Freewriting also lets you get perspective on thoughts and feelings that may otherwise feel all-consuming.
See also Hackett, "Scientia Experimentalis from Robert Grosseteste to Roger Bacon," in James McEvoy, ed., Robert Grosseteste: New Perspectives on His Thought and Scholarship, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
In three meticulously argued books, and many papers, he developed a distinctive perspective on the thought of Marx and Hegel and its relevance to the present.
This perspective on philosophical thought experiments shows why we should positively expect many of the intuitions they elicit to prove wanting.
In recent years, the publication of his lectures, seminars, and public discussions has made it possible not only to understand the trajectory of his work, but also to clarify his central ideas and to provide a better overall perspective on his thought.
I will present a line of my research that focuses on predictors and mental health consequences of two specific responses to affect: emotion regulation (i.e., attempts to alter the trajectory of one's emotions) and decentering (i.e., taking an objective observer perspective on one's thoughts and feelings).
The second, third, fifth, and eleventh questions were open-ended to determine personal opinions and perspectives on PrEP including thoughts, concerns, and suggestions for implementation of a PrEP demonstration project.
Just as writing helps us get perspective on our thoughts because we literally see them, sharing helps get perspective because we hear ourselves.
