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SUMMARY:Popular Culture and Philosophy: Psych and Philosophy
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DESCRIPTION:<p>Edited by Robert Arp (robertarp320@gmail.com)</p>\n<ol>\n<li>Submit abstracts of no more than 300 words to:&nbsp\;robertarp320@gmail.com</li>\n<li>Abstracts due: June 1\, 2012</li>\n<li>Notification of accepted abstracts: June 15\, 2012</li>\n<li>First drafts due: September 1\, 2012 (flexible)</li>\n<li>10 to 12-paged papers are written in a conversational style for a&nbsp\;lay audience (this definitely ain&rsquo\;t no <em>JPhil</em>\, <em>Mind</em>\, or <em>Nous</em>&nbsp\;publication)</li>\n</ol>\n<p>Any relevant topic considered\, but here are some possibilities:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Crime scenes and the relationship between deduction\, induction\, and abduction</li>\n<li>The use of logical fallacies to influence or manipulate beliefs</li>\n<li>Pseudo-science vs. science</li>\n<li>Psychic abilities\, hypnosis\, and skepticism</li>\n<li>A psychosocial explanation of a psychic&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;abilities&rdquo\;</li>\n<li>The ability to recall numerous facts and what counts as being &ldquo\;smart&rdquo\;</li>\n<li>Shawn&rsquo\;s abilities and Bloom&rsquo\;s taxonomy (remembering\, understanding\,&nbsp\;application\, analysis\, synthesis\, evaluation)</li>\n<li>Photographic memory and other forms of evidence</li>\n<li>Knowledge of the facts vs. getting lucky regarding the facts</li>\n<li>Non-creative vs. creative forms of problem solving</li>\n<li>Solo vs. communal problem solving</li>\n<li>Shawn&rsquo\;s justified true beliefs\, or lack thereof</li>\n<li>Shawn&rsquo\;s proofs and disproofs for the existence of god</li>\n<li>Yin\, Yang\, and dualist themes in Psych</li>\n<li>Straight men\, funny men\, and the philosophy of humor</li>\n<li>Shawn&rsquo\;s relationship to his father\, moral education\, and virtue ethics</li>\n<li>Shawn\, Gus\, and the nature of moral and intellectual friendship</li>\n<li>An analysis of the nature of murder vs. other forms of killing</li>\n<li>Deontological vs. utilitarian themes in Psych</li>\n<li>The moral perspectives of the various characters in Psych</li>\n<li>Rationale for the continued use of psychic detectives by the police</li>\n<li>The continued apparent need for charlatans in our 21st-century societies</li>\n<li>Shawn\, Gus\, race relations\, and Psych</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Psych and Philosophy will be a book in Open Court Publishing Company&rsquo\;s&nbsp\;Popular Culture and Philosophy Series:&nbsp\;http://www.opencourtbooks.com/categories/pcp.htm. Submit ideas for&nbsp\;possible future PCP books to the series editor\, George A. Reisch\, at:greisch@caruspub.com. &nbsp\;Thanks for your consideration.</p>
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