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On 21 August 2013 11:52, Jack Whitehead <jack@actionresearch.net> wrote: > Dear Christine (and all), I was pleased to see your mention of Vasilyuk's > work: > > On 21 Aug 2013, at 12:35, Christine Schweighart wrote: > > > Vasilyuk's work suggests an aesthetic work in that ( earlier in the > > Leontiev thread Andy situates it). > > I'm wondering if anyone knows of clarifications of the conceptual links > between energy and value: > “The Energy Paradigm > > Mobilisation of functional systems: the mobilisation required to construe value and the means of their mobilisation. Huw > Conceptions involving energy are very current in psychology, but they > have been very poorly worked out from the methodological standpoint. It is > not clear to what extent these conceptions are merely models of our > understanding and to what extent they can be given ontological status. > Equally problematic are the conceptual links between energy and motivation, > energy and meaning, energy and value, although it is obvious that in fact > there are certain links: we know how ‘energetically’ a person can act when > positively motivated, we know that the meaningfuness of a project lends > additional strength to the people engaged in it, but we have very little > idea of how to link up into one whole the physiological theory of > activation, the psychology of motivation, and the ideas of energy which > have been elaborated mainly in the field of physics. (pp. 63-64) > > Vasilyuk, F. (1991) The Psychology of Experiencing: the Resolution of > Life’s Critical Situations. Hemel Hempstead; Harvester Wheatsheaf. > > Love Jack. > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > When Martin Dobson, a colleague, died in 2002 the last thing he said to me > was 'Give my Love to the Department'. In the 20 years I'd worked with > Martin it was his loving warmth of humanity that I recall with great life > affirming pleasure and I'm hoping that in Love Jack we can share this > value of common humanity. > > Jack Whitehead , Adjunct Professor, Liverpool Hope University, UK. > > Visiting Professor at the University of Cumbria > > Life-time member of OMNIBUS (All Bath University Staff). > > Secretary of Bath and West Co-operative Party. > > web-site http://www.actionresearch.net with email address. > > > >