Michael A Tissaw
Biographic Data
| ID | 6557274 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael A Tissaw |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael A |
| FAMILY NAME | Tissaw |
| SIGNATURE | TISSAW M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, COLLEGE AT POTSDAM, |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
There is no evidence of ‘latent cognitivism’ in Peter Hacker’s treatment of criteria
On Critical Engagement with the Mainstream
This Special Issue foregrounds a need for critical reflection on the assumptions, biases, goals and effectiveness of the subdiscipline `theoretical and philosophical psychology.' Pivotal to the Issue is a contrast developed between criticism of and critical engagement with `mainstream' psychology. Contributions address a range of evaluative themes relating to theoretical and philosophical psychology's identity, representative breadth, impact, ins…
Making Sense of Neonatal Imitation
This essay applies philosophical principles and method to compare `imitation' as it is used in everyday contexts with its use in laboratory research and theorizing on human neonates. Its primary goal is to demonstrate the practicability and effectiveness of a philosophical method of conceptual analysis and to suggest benefits of the method's use in contexts of empirical research and theorizing in psychology. A selective summary of research and th…
Emancipative Social Science
As recent contributions to the social science reformation literature, the books reviewed in this essay articulate rather different visions of social science. Set against the background of the `science wars', incorporating a model of human decision-making, and drawing upon the ideas of Aristotle and Foucault, Bent Flyvbjerg expounds his own `phronetic social science' that highlights context, value rationality and power. Andrew Sayer, on the other …
Psychological Symbiosis
This article reviews the literature on psychological symbiosis in order to sharpen the concept's meaning and establish descriptive criteria for its application to a broad range of care-giver/infant interactions. Supplemental examples of symbiotic interactions are provided from the diaries of Clara and William Stem, specifically from the first 18 months of their first-born daughter, Hilde. A stage approach leads to the distinction between physical…
Psychological Symbiosis
This article reviews the literature on psychological symbiosis in order to sharpen the concept's meaning and establish descriptive criteria for its application to a broad range of care-giver/infant interactions. Supplemental examples of symbiotic interactions are provided from the diaries of Clara and William Stem, specifically from the first 18 months of their first-born daughter, Hilde. A stage approach leads to the distinction between physical…
Emancipative Social Science
As recent contributions to the social science reformation literature, the books reviewed in this essay articulate rather different visions of social science. Set against the background of the `science wars', incorporating a model of human decision-making, and drawing upon the ideas of Aristotle and Foucault, Bent Flyvbjerg expounds his own `phronetic social science' that highlights context, value rationality and power. Andrew Sayer, on the other …
On Critical Engagement with the Mainstream
This Special Issue foregrounds a need for critical reflection on the assumptions, biases, goals and effectiveness of the subdiscipline `theoretical and philosophical psychology.' Pivotal to the Issue is a contrast developed between criticism of and critical engagement with `mainstream' psychology. Contributions address a range of evaluative themes relating to theoretical and philosophical psychology's identity, representative breadth, impact, ins…
Making Sense of Neonatal Imitation
This essay applies philosophical principles and method to compare `imitation' as it is used in everyday contexts with its use in laboratory research and theorizing on human neonates. Its primary goal is to demonstrate the practicability and effectiveness of a philosophical method of conceptual analysis and to suggest benefits of the method's use in contexts of empirical research and theorizing in psychology. A selective summary of research and th…
There is no evidence of ‘latent cognitivism’ in Peter Hacker’s treatment of criteria
Epistemology (5 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Social Representations and Identity (3 works) · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (2 works) · Cognitive science (2 works) · Critical Realism in Sociology (2 works) · Psychoanalysis (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)