The externalization of consciousness and the psychopathology of everyday life
著者
書誌事項
The externalization of consciousness and the psychopathology of everyday life
（Contributions in psychology, no. 17）
Greenwood Press, 1991
- : lib. bdg. : alk. paper
大学図書館所蔵 全9件
注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-198) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Are we oblivious to the wonders of human consciousness? Stephen DeBerry suggests that we must reintegrate the concept of consciousness into mainstream psychology. He develops, from a general systems perspective, a model of consciousness which he uses to explore the effects of technology - the accelerated and pervasive television video universe - on the quality of our lives. What role has modern technology played in the shifting of human consciousness from intrapersonal and interpersonal dimensions to the predominantly impersonal dimension where only the material world matters? The intent of this volume is to provoke questions and dialogue. A cross-disciplinary study of the relationship of human consciousness and cultural pathology, it is intended for anyone who critically thinks that life has more purpose than we allow it.
DeBerry's book presents a new model of human consciousness. It also takes a penetrating look at one of the most serious cultural changes of contemporary life: the relationship of consciousness and technology. The first six chapters function as building blocks that construct DeBerry's model by exploring the use of scientific paradigms to study consciousness; by offering a scientific and philosophic background; by introducing a general systems theory; and by describing concepts of perspective and focus, time and space, values and reality assumptions, and language. Chapter seven demonstrates how concept distortions have externalized consciousness. DeBerry's model is then related to issues of contemporary culture and community. Technology's contribution to distortions in consciousness is explored in chapter nine. The volume concludes with a discussion of the contemporary psychopathology of everyday life. Intended for courses in graduate psychology, this volume's interdisciplinary perspective makes it equally relevant for courses in sociology, anthropology, humanistic philosophy, human studies, and social ecology.
目次
Preface Introduction Paradigms of Science Concepts of Consciousness The Nature of Consciousness Transformations of Consciousness Values and Reality Assumptions Language and Consciousness The Externalization of Consciousness Postmodern Consciousness Visual Technology and Consciousness Community In America: The Psychopathology of Everyday Life References Bibliography Index
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