Tag Archives: Psychology

Spinoza on the Couch

Posted on June 26, 2016 by N.S. Palmer

My latest blog post for The Jerusalem Post: I’ve spent a lot of my life dealing with crazy people, including myself. “Crazy,” of course, has various definitions, though it’s not the topic of this blog post. My favorite definition was … Continue reading →

Posted in Epistemology, Jewish Philosophy, Judaism, Philosophy, The Jerusalem Post | Tagged Descartes, Emotional Needs, Epistemic Justification, Maimonides, Psychological Needs, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Rationalism, Saadia, Spinoza | 2 Comments

How to Think About Transgenderism

Posted on March 20, 2016 by N.S. Palmer

My new blog post for The Jerusalem Post: In a scene from an old Monty Python movie, a mother has just given birth. She asks the doctor, “Is it a boy or a girl?” He replies, “I think it’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Jewish Philosophy, Judaism, The Jerusalem Post | Tagged Differences between male and female, Neuroscience, Psychology, Saadia Gaon, Sex change, TG, Transgender, Transgenderism, Transsexual | Leave a comment

In Praise of Sloppy Thinking

Posted on September 7, 2015 by N.S. Palmer

By holding the handles, we can manipulate large amounts of information to solve problems, but we avoid getting bogged down in irrelevant details. Even if the underlying details are incomprehensible or inaccurate, the handle can still work. Continue reading →