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How important is it to process the trauma experienced? Well-intentioned people as trauma survivors often reenact similar traumas on themselves or others, including their own siblings or children, due to the improper processing of their own traumas; therefore, the...
The Odyssey: Why the Greatest Hero Was Not the Strongest Warrior but the Man Who Learned to Come Home
A Five-Stage Developmental Review of Homer's Timeless Epic
More than 2,700 years after it was first composed, The Odyssey continues to captivate...
Roland Y. Kim, Ph.D. (2021). The Five Stages of Civilization: From an Integrated Psychological and Psychoanalytic Perspective. Los Angeles: Living Free Publishing.
Introduction: The Roots of Fairness
In one of the most striking demonstrations of moral emotion among nonhuman animals, primatologist...
France is once again in revolt. On September 18, nearly a million people joined one of the biggest strikes in recent memory. Teachers, transport workers, and hospital staff walked out against proposed budget cuts of more than €40 billion....
Introduction
The United States faces an ongoing crisis of violent crimes committed by individuals with severe mental illness. Mass shootings and random street attacks instill fear, but the political response remains polarized. Republicans tend to push for harsher punishments and...
By Roland Y. Kim, Ph.D.
Author of The Five Stages of Civilization: From an Integrated Psychological and Psychoanalytic Perspective
Introduction
Conflicts between the federal government and individual states are a longstanding feature of American history. But what if we could view these...
Edwards, T., Giannelis, A., Willoughby, E. A., & Lee, J. J. (2024). Predicting political beliefs with polygenic scores for cognitive performance and educational attainment. Intelligence, 104, 101788. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2024.101788
1. Intelligence and Left-Wing Views
The article presents evidence suggesting that individuals with...
According to the psychological and psychoanalytic insights presented in Roland Kim’s “Five Stages of Civilization,” unresolved emotional and psychological issues in leaders significantly shape their approach to governance, conflict management, and interpersonal relationships (Kim, 2021). Leaders, including parents, who...
The exploration of Mars represents one of humanity’s most ambitious scientific and technological challenges. It embodies the dream of extending human life beyond Earth, a pursuit motivated by concerns about overpopulation, environmental degradation, and geopolitical tensions. However, the underlying...
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Jeffrey Hinton’s warnings about the existential risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI) underscore the urgent need for proactive measures to prevent its misuse. As AI development accelerates, the lack of robust global oversight leaves humanity vulnerable to self-destructive outcomes...
The portrayal of influential women in literature and film often reflects the artist’s internal world, shaped by their relationships with women in their lives—especially their mothers. Through the works of C.S. Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia), J.R.R. Tolkien (The...
