1. Why do you need an operational definition when you already have a perfectly good conceptual definition? In your conceptual definitions you explain what your constructs are by showing how they ...

1. What are "essential qualities"? The qualities that must be present; the necessary ingredients. For example, the definition "violent movies are movies in which there are scenes of kicking, stabbing, ...

(1) Humans (for example, artists) have the intention to convey thought to others. This thought is embodied. Conceptual metaphor exemplifies one kind of cognitive mechanism through which this principle ...

A recent OpEd piece reminded me how muddled the concept of human consciousness can be*. It also reminded me that we need an approach that blends the best of both psychology and philosophy. Careful ...