Giorgio Bertini
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Consciousness, joy, intelligence and society
Consciousness is what drives us forward, is what decides, what sets targets, what defines our fate. And there is a fundamental sign of the achievement of this goals and satisfaction of our personal motivations, which is joy. Bergson says: “The … Continue reading
Posted in Consciousness, Intelligence, Society
Tagged consciousness, intelligence, society
The Forgotten Marxist Theory of Communication & Society
Marxist political economy of communication analyses the role of communication in society and capitalism. This paper shows what it means to take a historical and materialist approach for analyzing communication and society. In the German-speaking world, Marxist communication research has … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Marx, Society
Tagged communication, marx, society
Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes
The great Russian psychologist L. S. Vygotsky has long been recognized as a pioneer in developmental psychology. But his theory of development has never been well understood in the West. Mind in Society corrects much of this misunderstanding. Carefully edited … Continue reading
Posted in Mind, Psychology, Society
Tagged mind, psychology, society
To build a Cooperative Society, is it better to punish or reward?
One of the basic components of a functional, cooperative society is a code of law, where the laws are usually enforced by some kind of incentive. Social incentives can either be positive (rewards) or negative (punishments), and a society must … Continue reading
Posted in Cooperation, Human cooperation, Social cooperation, Society
Tagged cooperation, human cooperation, social cooperation, society
How do Humans, Ants, and other Animals form Societies?
Forming groups is a basic human drive. Modern humans are all simultaneously members of many groups — there is the book club, your poker buddies, all those fellow sport team enthusiasts. Most basic of all these groups is the connection … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Ants, Humans, Society
Tagged anthropology, ants, humans, society
The Story of Sociality: Psychology in Society
Asserting that some phenomenon exists in society is so banal that it warrants not being taken notice of. And yet Psychology in society, all those 30 years ago now, asserted precisely that psychology was in society. Well, where else could … Continue reading
Posted in Critical psychology, Political psychology, Psychology, Sociality, Society
Tagged critical psychology, political psychology, psychology, sociality, society
Emergence of Social Cohesion in a Society of Greedy Individuals
Human wellbeing in modern societies relies on social cohesion, which can be characterized by high levels of cooperation and a large number of social ties. Both features, however, are frequently challenged by individual self-interest. In fact, the stability of social … Continue reading
Dynamics of Change in Multi-ethnic Societies
Many of us live in large cities of the modern world, which in general are heterogeneous multi-ethnic societies. Immigrants come to these settlements looking for better living conditions and for work opportunities. Immigrants also tend to stay close to their … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Change, Multi-cultural, Multi-ethnic, Society
Tagged anthropology, change, multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, society
Egalitarian Societies
Greater equality of wealth, of power and of prestige has been achieved in certain hunting and gathering societies than in any other human societies. These societies, which have economies based on immediate rather than delayed return, are assertively egalitarian. Equality … Continue reading
Posted in Egalitarian, Hunter-gatherer, Indigenous people, Society
Tagged egalitarian, hunter-gatherer, indigenous people, society
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The Self-Organisation of Politics, Power and the Nation State
Society is self-organising or re-creative in the sense that new emergent structures result from interactions of actors, these structures enable and constrain actions and stimulate further practices. Political self-organisation is a reflexive process where political agents co-ordinate their actions in … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Dialectics, Fuchs, Politics, Power, Self-organization, Society
Tagged capitalism, dialectics, Fuchs, politics, power, self-organization, society
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