Books like Situated Learning
12 books with a reading profile close to Situated Learning by Jean Lave, Etienne Wenger. Deep; a demanding read.
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On Collective Memory
Also deep · academic, dense
In this collection of essays, Maurice Halbwachs argues that human memory is a social process rather than a purely individual psychological function.
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The Authoritarian Personality
by Theodor Adorno, Else Frenkel-Brenswik
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This study investigates the psychological roots of prejudice and the specific character traits that incline individuals toward fascist ideologies.
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The Interpretation of Dreams
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Sigmund Freud argues that dreams are the disguised fulfillment of repressed infantile wishes.
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Civilization and Its Discontents
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In this foundational work, Sigmund Freud argues that an inherent friction exists between human biological drives and the regulations of organized society.
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Handbook of Self-Regulation
by Monique Boekaerts, Paul R Pintrich
Also deep · academic, dense
This handbook centralizes diverse research regarding how individuals monitor and control their cognition, emotions, and behaviors to achieve specific goals.
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The Hero With a Thousand Faces
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Joseph Campbell argues that a single structural pattern, the monomyth, underpins the sacred stories and legends of civilizations across history.
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On the Genealogy of Morals
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Friedrich Nietzsche challenges the evolution of Western ethics by tracing the psychological origins of good and evil.
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The Paradoxes of Art
by Alan Paskow
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In "The Paradoxes of Art," Alan Paskow addresses the ontological status of fictional entities and why humans feel genuine emotions toward characters they know do not exist.
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Francis Bacon and the Loss of Self
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Ernst van Alphen shifts the focus of Francis Bacon’s scholarship from the depicted agony within the frame to the psychological impact exerted upon the observer.
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Being There
by Andy Clark
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Andy Clark argues that human intelligence does not reside solely within the skull but emerges from the coordination of brain, body, and environment.
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