Like you said, things get messy with generalizations...
For instance, the left/right brain dichotomy is far less pronounced than you have represented. When composing a piece of music many of those same centers of activity in the "left brain" react. Likewise, when working through a math problem the "right brain" is similarly active.
Unless I've misread, however, the crux of your argument seems to lie in logic vs. empathy, which you've ported onto the brain and matched with political orientation. And, with the emphasis on empathy, this draws in developmental psychology. The empathy response is high in children and then begins cratering by age 7. It's been positively linked with schooling. Some psychological assessments attempt to correlate low empathy with political affiliation, but it gets really messy and doesn't seem to lead anywhere constructive.
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Date: 2010-05-17 07:12 pm (UTC)For instance, the left/right brain dichotomy is far less pronounced than you have represented. When composing a piece of music many of those same centers of activity in the "left brain" react. Likewise, when working through a math problem the "right brain" is similarly active.
Unless I've misread, however, the crux of your argument seems to lie in logic vs. empathy, which you've ported onto the brain and matched with political orientation. And, with the emphasis on empathy, this draws in developmental psychology. The empathy response is high in children and then begins cratering by age 7. It's been positively linked with schooling. Some psychological assessments attempt to correlate low empathy with political affiliation, but it gets really messy and doesn't seem to lead anywhere constructive.