[FRIAM] The root of personality disorders

[glen ☣]

On 01/18/2017 07:38 PM, Nick Thompson wrote:
> Here is your assignment for tomorrow. 

I am a (proud) C student.  So, of course, I will never meet your deadlines. 8^)

> https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281410347_Comparative_psychology_and_the_recursive_structure_of_filter_explanations
> 
> There will be a quiz:  What is the difference between a circular explanation and a recursive one.  What is the key dimension that determines whether an explanation is viciously circular?   Is the virtuus dormitiva viciously circular? Why?  Why not? 

It would help if you would distill your argument, here, rather than muddying it up with the natural selection, adaptation example.  Would you mind doing that?

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☣ glen