tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734925856292601239.post5645411445092012745..comments2024-03-22T15:55:34.030-04:00Comments on Evo and Proud: Is "sick" the right word?Peter Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04303172060029254340noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734925856292601239.post-51618250509535923642016-06-21T08:22:47.676-04:002016-06-21T08:22:47.676-04:00Anonymous,
Please cite sources elaborating on Eas...Anonymous,<br /><br />Please cite sources elaborating on East Asians' "moral code". What has been observed and reported in Japan's society is the tendency to avoid conflict and the immense pressure to remain within the bounds of what is deems acceptable. Japan has a shame oriented culture, rather than a guilt oriented one. <br /><br />"As group membership in Japanese society does not come easily and individual identity is often defined by the group or groups to which one belongs, a show of indifference from other members of one’s group is a powerful incentive to stop whatever you are doing and reestablish communication with other members of your group. As obtaining acceptance in a Japanese group is primarily a matter of learning what is and what is not acceptable behavior, most members never need to be told what is correct and incorrect behavior, because everyone knows to follow those who came before them.<br /><br /><br />[...]What makes Japan a high trust society in the Fukuyama sense is then patterned way of organizing things-- not a deeply rooted psychological predisposition of generosity and comradeship towards complete strangers." (Stegeman, 2010)<br /><br />sources: http://www.hashimori.com/moogoonghwa/Imagine/jway/jikochuu.html#top,<br />http://www.hashimori.com/moogoonghwa/Imagine/imagine.pdf<br /><br /><br /><br />"[…]in more collectivistic cultures, the expression of emotions is practiced with concern for negatively affecting social relations, whereas in more individualistic cultures, the expression of thoughts and feelings is valued as a sign of an independent self (Kim et al., 2011)"<br />source:http://evoandproud.blogspot.com/2013/02/facial-expressions-in-manga-japanese.htmln.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734925856292601239.post-30826816926668751812015-12-09T21:34:34.829-05:002015-12-09T21:34:34.829-05:00- Have any studies been done on whether rates of a...- Have any studies been done on whether rates of antisocial personality disorder differ among racial groups?<br /><br />Psychopathy (which is usually a synonym for sociopathy) seems to be more normal in African Americans than in Euro Americans:<br /><br />"In summary, our findings indicate that low-anxious African-American psychopaths do not demonstrate the emotion paradox or information-processing deficit found in Caucasian psychopaths performing the same lexical decision task."<br />http://psych.wisc.edu/newman/SecurePDF/LorenzNewman2002_Personality.pdf<br /><br />We see similar findings with IQ. An IQ of 75 is usually associated with a wide range of mental and behavioral deficits in Euro American subjects. In contrast, an African American with an IQ of 75 usually seems fairly normal.<br /><br />- I'm sure there are plenty of societies that encourage individualism and have low kinship ties.<br /><br />I wish I could be as sure as you. Please educate me.<br /><br />- In fact, most cultures have pretty much a similar moral code.<br /><br />You need to get out more.<br /><br />- East Asian cultures have the best of both, a great moral code and respect for kin.<br /><br />East Asian cultures have followed a path of cultural evolution that is both different from and similar to our own. It's similar in the sense they have met the challenge of developing large, complex, orderly, and relatively peaceful societies. They have done this with a somewhat different package of mental and behavioral traits, some of which are softwired and others hardwired. I've written on this subject at:<br />http://www.unz.com/pfrost/two-paths/<br /><br />- The most recent genetic research on heritability suggests that psychopathy has a higher level then 'mild'.<br /><br />I agree. When we measure the heritability of mental traits in twin studies, we end up underestimating because of errors in measurement (understanding of the question, transcription errors, unconscious differences in methodology, etc.). Such errors inflate "environmental" variability, as do spontaneous genetic mutations and developmental errors in utero.Peter Frostnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734925856292601239.post-57952930578070576162015-12-07T10:17:31.428-05:002015-12-07T10:17:31.428-05:00Anonymous,
You know nothing about Confucianism.
...Anonymous, <br /><br />You know nothing about Confucianism.<br /><br />"The duke of She informed Confucius, saying, 'Among us here there are those who may be styled upright in conduct. If their father have stolen a sheep, they will bear witness to the fact.' Confucius said, 'Among us, in our part of the country, those who are upright are different from this. The father conceals the misconduct of his son and the son conceals the misconduct of the father. Uprightness is to be found in this.'" (Analects, bk. xiii., c. xviii.)<br /><br />If this is not kinship-based morality then nothing is.<br />Durka Hurpanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734925856292601239.post-21354548564006380852015-12-06T16:23:59.262-05:002015-12-06T16:23:59.262-05:00The most recent genetic research on heritability s...The most recent genetic research on heritability suggests that psychopathy has a higher level then 'mild'. Here's the most recent and informative I found:<br /><br />http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3387315/<br /><br />http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24796343<br /><br />http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4438762/<br /><br />Thanks for the post; the anthropological insight adds a nice edge, though I think you also need to include the primate evolutionary aspect, where polygamy might have been more the rule, or at least provide a counter-argument to that possibility: matriarchal societies, for example.capdancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994096565672372735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734925856292601239.post-32793918753974310092015-12-06T02:13:12.929-05:002015-12-06T02:13:12.929-05:00Yep, Northwest Europeans are the chosen people. Al...Yep, Northwest Europeans are the chosen people. All hail the Nords!<br />Seriously though, I'm sure there are plenty of societies that encourage individualism and have low kinship ties. Also, I don't see a problem with high kinship ties per se, as long as people have a strict moral code, such as in East Asian societies. Confucianism does not mean that close kin are favoured or whatever. It's as morally absolutist as the moral code of the Nords.<br />In fact, most cultures have pretty much a similar moral code. If I'm reading you correctly, you seem to imply that Nords would only consider their kids as close kin and wouldn't care as much for their fifth cousin's aunt, as say East Asians. But heck, Confucianism emphasises merit, and not cronyism. Sure, you've a duty to your great aunts cousin, but your family doesn't act like the Mafia. East Asian cultures have the best of both, a great moral code and respect for kin. (No, I'm not East Asian)<br />Cronyism would be a problem in tribal societies like in the middle East. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734925856292601239.post-34339546388626273902015-12-05T12:15:15.391-05:002015-12-05T12:15:15.391-05:00Have any studies been done on whether rates of ant...Have any studies been done on whether rates of antisocial personality disorder (sociopathy) and histrionic personality disorder (hysteria) differ among racial groups? I know that people of African descent have higher rates of Briquet's Syndrome than other groups, which suggests they have higher rates of hysteria.Sidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734925856292601239.post-77415437579736069232015-12-05T11:44:42.885-05:002015-12-05T11:44:42.885-05:00Outstanding work!Outstanding work!Sidnoreply@blogger.com