i.n.kurtzer (921207.0009)
well i finally read "models and their worlds..." and i give it two
fat thumbs up!!!a regular tour-de-force, a veritible masterpiece,
a succinct identification of problems and a tenative (to be overly
modest) solution to those problems;also, it was a well-placed kick
in to the head/arse of psychology as it stands. however, i can
understand why it might have been rejected--the paper is simply
not appropriate for a journal, it is not NORMAL SCIENCE(i bet kuhn
and dag will love that one),period. it IS a PROLEGOMENA TO A LIFE
SCIENCE. remides one of galileo's comparison and contrast of
ptolemaic and copernican gesalts.
In the future, how might we smuggle you onto a list of
reviewers?! Thanks for your enthusiastic comments. Actually, your
reaction calls into question your good judgement -- how could the
near-unanimous opinions of our several reviewers and editors be
that different from yours? In the behavioral and cognitive
sciences reasoned arguments and explanations are not always
welcome. A couple of years ago, Andy Papanicolaou published a
little book on emotions, *Emotion: A reconsideration of the
somatic theory* -- a powerful critique of cognitive theories of
emotion and a reasoned reassertion of a theory once advanced by
William James. The somatic (bodily sensation) model of emotion
could fit nicely into the HPCT model of perception and behavior.
Andy made the mistake of assessing and comparing core concepts in
various theories of emotion. In the process he did not cite all of
the current writers whose ideas are identical to the older ones,
but who believe (or assert) that their ideas are novel -- current
writers from among whom reviewers are drawn. All of the learned
reviewers slammed the book; one in particular criticized it as,
"logical, not scholarly." What can I say?
Regards to Isaac, and to all,
Tom Bourbon e-mail:
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