In an article I co-authored with philosopher Nevia Dolcini, we explored action and agency at different levels of a goal hierarchy, distinguishing between relatively lower- and higher-level goals (Gozli & Dolcini, 2018; see also Gozli, 2019). For example, considering coffee-making as a higher-level goal, filling the machine with water, adding coffee beans, placing the mug,…
A Chekhov Reading Project: Selected Stories (Pevear and Volokhonsky)
Starting this week, I’ve begun a reading project focused on Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. The plan is to read slowly and post a short video commentary on each story. I announced the plan last week in this video. Below, I’ve included a tentative schedule for the series….
Books of Interest for Review | Theory & Psychology
I have joined Theory & Psychology as the Book Review Editor. Alongside titles proposed by authors, publishers, and reviewers, I will occasionally curate a list of books I would like to see reviewed in the journal. Below is my current list. Get in touch if you’re interested in writing a review of any of the…
To Peer: Looking and Forms of Relationship
In the past couple of days, I ran into several instances of the verb “peer” (meaning to look closely, intently, or with care). Can’t we also hear this older verb alongside the now more common noun? (i.e., a peer is an equal) To peer, then, becomes an act of looking that brings something (or someone)…
Anne Dufourmantelle’s “Power of Gentleness: Meditations on the Risk of Living”
Power of Gentleness: Meditations on the Risk of Living by Anne Dufourmantelle, translated by Katherine Payne and Vincent Sallé The following quotations are meant to offer a small sample of the book. Not included are Dufourmantelle’s discussions of sensuality (with multiple chapters devoted to “Sensory Celebration”), trauma, animality, and psychoanalytic practice. “Gentleness does not belong…