tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460568269380588535.post1656998588574182264..comments2023-09-28T18:23:46.614+05:00Comments on Umer Toor Blog: Humanism: A Comparison with Psychoanalysis & BehaviorismM Umer Toorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16945276129564758593noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460568269380588535.post-32425152364790446792009-03-18T22:37:00.000+05:002009-03-18T22:37:00.000+05:00Behaviorism and Psychoanalysis are 'deterministic'...Behaviorism and Psychoanalysis are 'deterministic' schools of thought, one believing that environment determines our behaviors, the other that unconscious forces do. Humanists believe in free-will thought I have not read much detail on this part of their theories so can't explain their view point further.<BR/>Now my viewpoint (if it counts):<BR/>Take any situation, analyze it and you will find that your final behavior (physical or mental) was shaped by both, circumstances beyond your control and your own rational or emotional thinking. <BR/>Quran also places an equal emphasis on both. We are created by Him in this particular manner, can't do anything about. Will die one day, can't do anything about it. But decisions we take in this world will effect what happens afterwards we die, and YES we can do A LOT to 'determine' that. We use our free-will to (try to) determine a lot of things in our lives -- one of the paradoxes of the whole issue!<BR/>I'm enjoying reading your blog, Mr. Toor!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460568269380588535.post-4480403258882077792009-01-12T22:23:00.000+05:002009-01-12T22:23:00.000+05:00@ Awais,I'll start to see these theories from this...@ Awais,<BR/><BR/>I'll start to see these theories from this viewpoint for I have not allowed myself yet to go into the discussion of free will.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the criticism,<BR/>Humble regards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460568269380588535.post-53669615026497047602009-01-09T15:26:00.000+05:002009-01-09T15:26:00.000+05:00I think that the question lying at the bottom of t...I think that the question lying at the bottom of these different psychological approaches is the question of free will. What is free will, and does it exist?Awais Aftabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04718828055532728613noreply@blogger.com