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Life Success
Studies, Research, References and Resources
The following sciences and thinkers influences the world we live in today
Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQ)
Q. What is Psychology? Can you recommend some the
leading names on Psychology for my own research?
A. The Study or Psyche or the Mind and related emotions, attitudes,
personalities and behavior. Renowned western Psychologists are: Alfred Adler
(motivation by inferiority), Gordon Allport (prejudice), Gordon Bower (emotion &
information processing), Noam Chomsky (language), Albert Ellis (Rational Emotive
Behavioral Therapy (REBT), Erik Erikson (psychosocial stage theory of
development), Leon Festinger (Cognitive Dissonance), Anna Freud (The Ego and the
Mechanisms of Defense), Sigmund Freud (Founder of psychoanalysis, motivation by
sexual instinct), Karen Horney (female sexual and moral development, William
James (Principles of Psychology), Carl Jung (Unconscious), Lawrence Kohlberg
(Moral Development), Abraham Maslow (Motivation and Personality), David
McClelland (motivation and entrepreneurship), Stanley Milgram (Obedience to
Authority), Henry Murray (Thematic Appreciation Test, TAT), Ivan Pavlov (founder
of behaviorism and conditioning), Carl Rogers (Psychotherapy and Personality
Change), Martin E. P. Seligman (helplessness and optimism), Muzafer Sherif
(social psychology pioneer, group processes and conflict), Burrhus Frederic
Skinner (operant conditioning), Edward Lee Thorndike (Law of Effect, the
founding principle of instrumental learning), John B. Watson (founder of
behaviorism challenging psychoanalytic models)
Q. What is Sociology? Can you recommend some the
leading names on Sociology for my own research?
A. The Study or Social Science and Systems. How people relate to each other? It
is the basis for economic and political systems. August Comte (Positivism and
Liberal Sociology), Herbert Spencer (Conservative Sociology, Evolution,
"Survival of Fittest), Carl Marx (Marxism, Class, Revolution, Dialectical
Materialism), Emile Durkheim (Social Science, Anomie)?
Q. What is Anthropology? Can you recommend some the
leading names on Anthropology for my own research?
A. The study of humanity - our physical/Biological characteristics
and cultural History. I would recommend focusing more on cultural (social
anthropology) Renowned names in Anthropology include Malinowski, Rivers Haddon,
Wallace, Mendel and Darwin.
Q. What is Ethics?
Can you recommend some the leading names on Epistemology for my own research?
A. The study of morality and social values. Renowned western names include
Spinoza, Butler, Hume, Kant, Sidgwick
Q. What is Epistemology? Can you recommend some the
leading names on Epistemology for my own research?
A. Is a branch of philosophy specialize
in the Study of how with learn and form our knowledge. Renowned western names
include Descartes, Locke and Hume.
Q. What is Theology? Can you recommend some the leading
names on Theology for my own research?
A. Study of Religions. There are two major type of religions
- Abrahamic Or Middle Eastern Religions (Christianity Judaism and Islam)
- Eastern Religions (Hindu, Jainism, Buddhism and Taoism, Zoroastrianism,
Sikhism)
Another religion with small following but worth mentioning is the Baha'i
religion (a collective religion believing in all saints and prophets of other
religions)
Recommendation: Read the holy books form each religion like Koran, Bible,
Gita and so on. Do not read about one religion from the point of view of
another competing religion. The best way to learn about a religion is to read it
from its own most famous scholars. I found a lot of misinformation, distortion
and misinterpretation by competing scholars from other religions. In another
words, if you want to learn about Islam do not read about it from a
Christian author and if you want to learn about Christianity do not read about
it from an Atheist and so on... Of course, after your initial research you can
always read about anything from any one. Also if you want to learn the essence
of a religion read about it from its more spiritual and positive scholars who
focus on the spiritual message of the scriptures rather than literal
interpretation of books. When you peel out the traditions and cultural elements
of the religions, you'll be surprised how similar is the message is
Q. What is Philosophy? Can you recommend some the
leading names on philosophy for my own research?
A. Love of wisdom, every one of has a view on how the world is and how it should
be.
Although philosophy seen as an abstract and theoretical field of study, many of
our current socio-economic and political systems are based on one or more
philosophical view
For Eastern Philosophy, some of the famous names are:
- Confucius, Lao Tzu, Sun Zi (Chinese philosophers)
- Siddhartha Gautama, Mahavira, (Indian philosophers)
- Zoroaster, Mani, Mazdak (Persian philosophers)
- Saadia Gaon and Maimonides (Jewish philosophers),
- Al-Farabi, Avicenna/Ibn Sina, Al-Ghazali, Averroes, Ibn Rushd, Ibn
Khaldun (Muslim philosophers)
- Fulani Uthman Dan Fodio, Umar Tall (African philosophers)
For Western Philosophy, some of the famous names are:
- Augustine, Aquinas and Francisco (Christian Philosophers)
- Socarares, Plato ,Aristotle (Greeko-roman Philosophers)
- René Descartes, Gassendi, Machiavelli and Francis Bacon, Marx,
Nietzsche, James, Russelle, Sarter, Spinoza (Modern philosophers)
Q. Do you have a preference towards one philosophy?
Or are you going to teach me about these philosophies during the seminar or the
coaching sessions?
No. These names are listed here for your own research and knowledge benefits.
Although I have my own views, I adopt a general rule not to promote one
philosophy, religion or point of view. Additionally I'm neither scholar nor a
philosopher but, like everyone else, I have my own personal belief and value
system that works for me, I do not ask you to adopt any system other than the
one developed and tested by yourself. The sole purpose of providing this
information here is to provide you with alternative point of views. It is your
own responsibility to research them, test them and see what works for your life.
If you are interested, you can find many courses in colleges and universities
that can teach you about these subject far better then I do.
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