Nicholas

The fact is that almost NO philosopher defends these strong foundationalist epistemologies. But almost NO philosopher denies that both everyday and scientific discourse are guided by reasonably reliably, pragmatic, effective standards. Both philosophical positions these days are found somewhere in the middle.

What distinguishes so-called... See more

Research has not convincingly shown a link between DID and increased violence.

Horror movies that feature characters with DID have contributed to this myth and may even be responsible for it. According to 2009 research, DID is a controversial diagnosis because of fear that criminals would not be punished if they claimed another personality committed... See more

DID is more common in people with borderline personality disorder.

While 2014 research shows that the two disorders overlap in symptoms (as many conditions do), they also have distinct features that set them apart.

Dissociative disorders may involve memory gaps and a sense of detachment from oneself and the world. Personality disorders are marked... See more

A persistent myth about schizophrenia is that people with the condition have a “split personality” — the idea that the self is split into various identities.

A 2008 National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) survey found that 64% of the respondents believed that “split or multiple personalities” were symptoms of schizophrenia.

While recent mental... See more

DID is more common than schizophrenia.

Research shows that DID is present in about 1.1% to 1.5% of community samples. In comparison, schizophrenia is estimated to occur in about 0.25% to 0.64% of adults.

In a sample of 658 people from New York, 1.5% met the diagnostic criteria for DID. Similarly, in a study of 628 community women in Turkey, 1.1% had... See more

First, we must acknowledge that vengeance is a human emotion, and it is inescapable – not an alien element, but rather a part of modern Jewish culture. Second, vengeance may lead to collective memory as well as to a cycle of bloodshed. We observed the historical displacement of a desire for vengeance against Nazi Germans, mostly expressed in... See more

In a shocking, yet expected step, Berlin police raided and shut down the “Palestinian Congress”, as it kicked off on Friday, April 12. The Congress was planned to be a three-day event featuring speakers from around the world, including Ghassan Abu-Sittah, Salman Abu Sitta, Noura Erakat, and Ali Abunimah among many others.

The conference, organized... See more

A Palestinian friend of mine, Mahmoud, is currently being targeted by the state of Karlsruhe for saying the following during a protest: “Palestine is for all people, from the river to the sea, regardless of their denomination or religion.” That was enough for the state to say he had committed a hate crime by questioning Israel’s right to exist. He... See more

“It’s a clear violation of our freedom of speech,” one of the Palestine Congress organizers told me. “The fact that the German government and the press have labeled the conference as an antisemitic hate gathering, without even engaging with the content of the conference or mentioning that a prominent Jewish group is helping organize and a quarter... See more