‘Relationships’ at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life

Dr Simon’s series continues with the fifth of ‘ten commandments’ of character development: living for more than the pursuit of pleasure.

In this continuing series on sense of self, Sarah Luczaj explores a piece of research comparing the well-being of Japanese and North American students, drawing conclusions about the roles of gratitude and peaceful disengagement.

In this second of the series on sense of self and how it differs across cultures, I am going to look at the interconnected or relational self, and how awareness of how interdependent we are might lead to fear of others.

It seems to me that while creativity means change, not all change is creative.

Dr Simon’s series continues with the fourth of ‘ten commandments’ of character development: be honest.