A review of Controlling Peopleâ? has been published in
PsycCRITIQUES, an American Psychological Association journal of â reviews of
psychology related books, films, and videos by subject specialistsâ?. It is fairly positive but I donât think it
does a particularly good job of capturing what the book is about. I also disagree with some of the reviewerâs
points, such as the idea that the book â comes out of the bbehaviorist
traditionâ?. In fact, the ideas in the book are a reaction against behaviorism.
I also donât understand some the reviewerâs statements about what the book
shows, such as that it âillustrates nicely that the truth is method proofâ?. In
fact, we show that the model described in the book is a proposal about the âtruthâ?
of human nature that can be tested (and possibly rejected) using established scientific
methods. But, still, itâs nice to have
the review because it may bring the book to the attention of a fairly large and
appropriate audience. And hopefully it will pique the interest of members of
that audience who will read the book and decide for themselves what itâs
about. Here is the review: https://www.dropbox.com/s/saq7wz1x702kd82/CPReview.pdf?dl=0
Rick, overall I think that the review is quite good when it is
recognized that the reviewer doesn’t really understand control (or
MOL apparently).
Without having read the book (being on a fixed income that might be
awhile) but, being rather familiar with your other work, I then
suspect that the reviewer really ‘missed the mark’ by saying
'However, the technical nature of much of the discussion means that
it is unlikely to appeal to the lay reader.'Â You like Bill, in my
experience, usually explain things in easy to understand English
such that those not inclined can gain the understanding without
working through the math.
Best,
Bill
···
On 06/16/2016 04:00 PM, Richard Marken
wrote:
[From Rick Marken (2016.06.16.1500)]
A review of Controlling People� has been
published in
PsycCRITIQUES, an American Psychological Association journal
of “…reviews of
psychology related books, films, and videos by subject
specialists�. It is fairly positive but I don’t think it
does a particularly good job of capturing what the book is
about. I also disagree with some of the reviewer’s
points, such as the idea that the book “…comes out of the
behaviorist
tradition�. In fact, the ideas in the book are a reaction
against behaviorism.
I also don’t understand some the reviewer’s statements about
what the book
shows, such as that it “illustrates nicely that the truth is
method proof�. In
fact, we show that the model described in the book is a
proposal about the “truth�
of human nature that can be tested (and possibly rejected)
using established scientific
methods. But, still, it’s nice to have
the review because it may bring the book to the attention of a
fairly large and
appropriate audience. And hopefully it will pique the interest
of members of
that audience who will read the book and decide for themselves
what it’s
about. Here is the review: https://www.dropbox.com/s/saq7wz1x702kd82/CPReview.pdf?dl=0
BL: Rick, overall I think that the review is quite good when it is
recognized that the reviewer doesn’t really understand control (or
MOL apparently).
BL: Without having read the book (being on a fixed income that might be
awhile) but, being rather familiar with your other work, I then
suspect that the reviewer really ‘missed the mark’ by saying
'However, the technical nature of much of the discussion means that
it is unlikely to appeal to the lay reader.'Â You like Bill, in my
experience, usually explain things in easy to understand English
such that those not inclined can gain the understanding without
working through the math.
RM: Thanks Bill. High praise indeed!
RM: I would be happy to send you a complimentary review copy of “Controlling People” so you can see whether or not I merit such praise. All you have to do is promise to write a review and, if it’s a good one, post it to the book’s page at Amazon:
RM: Just send me a mailing address (to my personal email: rsmarken@gmail.com) and I’ll be happy to mail a copy, signed if you like. It could become very valuable, like the Gutenberg Bible; very rare;-)
BestÂ
Rick
Â
Best,
Bill
On 06/16/2016 04:00 PM, Richard Marken
wrote:
[From Rick Marken (2016.06.16.1500)]
A review of Controlling People� has been
published in
PsycCRITIQUES, an American Psychological Association journal
of “…reviews of
psychology related books, films, and videos by subject
specialists�. It is fairly positive but I don’t think it
does a particularly good job of capturing what the book is
about. I also disagree with some of the reviewer’s
points, such as the idea that the book “…comes ouut of the
behaviorist
tradition�. In fact, the ideas in the book are a reaction
against behaviorism.
I also don’t understand some the reviewer’s statements about
what the book
shows, such as that it “illustrates nicely that the truth is
method proof�. In
fact, we show that the model described in the book is a
proposal about the “truth�
of human nature that can be tested (and possibly rejected)
using established scientific
methods. But, still, it’s nice to have
the review because it may bring the book to the attention of a
fairly large and
appropriate audience. And hopefully it will pique the interest
of members of
that audience who will read the book and decide for themselves
what it’s
about. Here is the review: https://www.dropbox.com/s/saq7wz1x702kd82/CPReview.pdf?dl=0
think that the review is quite good when it is
recognized that the reviewer doesn’t really understand
control (or MOL apparently).
BL: Without having read the book (being on a fixed
income that might be awhile) but, being rather familiar
with your other work, I then suspect that the reviewer
really ‘missed the mark’ by saying 'However, the
technical nature of much of the discussion means that it
is unlikely to appeal to the lay reader.'Â You like
Bill, in my experience, usually explain things in easy
to understand English such that those not inclined can
gain the understanding without working through the math.
RM: Thanks Bill. High praise indeed!
RM: I would be happy to send you a complimentary review
copy of “Controlling People” so you can see whether or not
I merit such praise. All you have to do is promise to
write a review and, if it’s a good one , post it to
the book’s page at Amazon:
RM: Just send me a mailing address (to my personal
email: rsmarken@gmail.com )
and I’ll be happy to mail a copy, signed if you like. It
could become very valuable, like the Gutenberg Bible; very
rare;-)
BestÂ
Rick
Â
Best,
Bill
On 06/16/2016 04:00 PM, Richard Marken wrote:
[From Rick Marken
(2016.06.16.1500)]
A review of Controlling
People� has been published in PsycCRITIQUES,
an American Psychological Association journal
of “…reviews of psychology related books,
films, and videos by subject specialists�. It
is fairly positive but I don’t think it does a
particularly good job of capturing what the
book is about. I also disagree with some of
the reviewer’s points, such as the idea that
the book “…comes out of the behaviorist
tradition�. In fact, the ideas in the book are
a reaction against behaviorism. I also don’t
understand some the reviewer’s statements
about what the book shows, such as that it
“illustrates nicely that the truth is method
proof�. In fact, we show that the model
described in the book is a proposal about the
“truth� of human nature that can be tested
(and possibly rejected) using established
scientific methods. But, still, it’s nice to
have the review because it may bring the book
to the attention of a fairly large and
appropriate audience. And hopefully it will
pique the interest of members of that audience
who will read the book and decide for
themselves what it’s about. Here is the
review: https://www.dropbox.com/s/saq7wz1x702kd82/CPReview.pdf?dl=0