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Gavin Cooper @gavincooper.net · 22/01/2025

New paper in eLife on a new model of self-other generalisation and an application in individuals with and without a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder: doi.org/10.7554/eLif...

Self-other generalisation shapes social interaction and is disrupted in borderline personality disorder

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Martin Whitmore @martinwhitmore.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Just a fun, weird character mashup based on a friend's idea: #lotr #thegoodplace #comic #chidianagonye #aragorn #moralphilosophy

William Jackson Harper's character Chidi Anagonye from the television show The Good Place, dressed as Aragorn from the Lord of the Rings trilogy of films. Behind him you can read the thoughts that are paralyzing him: "Have we considered the socioeconomic pressure on the Uruk-Hai? One cannot simply walk into Mordor without examining the effect that trip will have on the environment and the indiginous people of the region. Is it better to take public transit to Mordor? Then take a bus, or the trolley? If the trolley is going to hit five goblins, but you can switch tracks to only hit one, what is the most... (here the text fades into transparency, and is partially hidden behind him as it continues to ramble on about moral philosophy)"