Raya A. Jones
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View article: Dialectics of Sign and Symbol and the Utterance of Archetype Theory
Dialectics of Sign and Symbol and the Utterance of Archetype Theory Open
Debates surrounding Jung’s archetype theory could be characterized as tacit attempts to contend with the concept’s dual function as referring to something known to psychologists (sign) and standing for something that is fundamentally unkno…
View article: Beyond Anthropomorphism
Beyond Anthropomorphism Open
View article: Projective Anthropomorphism as a Dialogue with Ourselves
Projective Anthropomorphism as a Dialogue with Ourselves Open
This paper introduces an original concept (projective anthropomorphism) towards exploring a psychological dimension that is irreducible to the forms of anthropomorphism investigated in both cognitive science and social robotics. Projective…
View article: The snake in the mandala: dialogical aspects of Jung’s ‘A study in the process of individuation’
The snake in the mandala: dialogical aspects of Jung’s ‘A study in the process of individuation’ Open
Jung’s study centres on the amplification of pictures painted by a woman patient and posits their sequence as evincing the initial stages of the individuation process. His text performs a dialogue with its audience whereby Jung persuades u…
View article: Engineering Cheerful Robots: An Ethical Consideration
Engineering Cheerful Robots: An Ethical Consideration Open
Socially interactive robots in a variety of forms and function are quickly becoming part of everyday life and bring with them a host of applied ethical issues. This paper concerns meta-ethical implications at the interface among robotics, …
View article: The Stream Of Desire And Jung’s Concept Of Psychic Energy
The Stream Of Desire And Jung’s Concept Of Psychic Energy Open
The stream of desire and Jung's concept of psychic energy Raya A. Jones Whether energy is God or God is energy concerns me very little, for how, in any case, can I know such things?But to give appropriate psychological explanationsthis I m…
View article: Concerning the Apperception of Robot-Assisted Childcare
Concerning the Apperception of Robot-Assisted Childcare Open
This essay looks askance at how robot-assisted childcare is constructed in the public domain of the Internet. Complex interactions of rhetorical manoeuvres, narratives and postnarrativity, and semiotic slippages may channel the apperceptio…
View article: Representations of Childcare Robots as a Controversial Issue
Representations of Childcare Robots as a Controversial Issue Open
This paper interrogates online representations of robot companions for children, including promotional material by manufacturers, media articles and technology blogs. The significance of the study lies in its contribution to understanding …
View article: Towards dialogic epistemology: the problem of the text
Towards dialogic epistemology: the problem of the text Open
This article considers epistemological implications of Bakhtin’s dialogism. Bakhtin urged scholars in the human sciences to treat a text as having a voice of its own, to be attuned to its creativity and originality, and to resist conflatin…