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Psychology Today: Our Human Condition
Are You Your Body?
What is the relation between the psychological and the physical?
"Culturally, we tend to view the inner self or psyche as the true self, yet, without bodies, there would be little to distinguish us from one another."
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Conference Highlights
The Aretai Center 9th Annual Conference
Matthew Clemente, Director of Research & Curriculum, presented his paper, “Flourishing Through Fiction: How Literature Can Inform Philosophical and Psychological Conceptions of the Good Life,” at the Aretai Center’s 9th Annual Conference on Human Flourishing, Psychological Well-being, and Virtue at the European University of Rome.
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Publication Highlight
Educating Attention Flourishing in the Age of Generative AI
The Center’s Matthew Clemente and David Goodman explore Aristotle’s idea of theōria—attention to truth for its own sake—in light of today’s generative AI landscape. Tracing a tradition of artists and scholars who provoke attention by leading audiences astray, they contrast such playful misdirection with the deceptions that flood our technological culture. They argue that making attention a central educational virtue is key to helping students navigate our contemporary moment.
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Initiatives & Collaborations
Medical Humanities Meets Psychological Humanities
The Center's Executive Director David Goodman and Director of Research & Curriculum Matthew Clemente recently visited with colleagues at the Medical College of Wisconsin to discuss our shared research and clinical interests and possible collaborations.
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Conference Highlight
Psychology and the Other 2025
Join us for the 2025 Psychology and the Other Conference, taking place September 18–21 at Boston College. Featuring renowned speakers, interdisciplinary tracks, and a vibrant community of scholars and clinicians, this year’s gathering continues the tradition of bridging psychology with the humanities. Registration is now open—visit the link below for full details.
The Center for Psychological Humanities & Ethics promotes conversation between the psychological sciences and humanities to advance our understanding of the enduring ethical questions at the heart of human existence.
Upcoming Offerings
Thursday, November 6th
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. EST
Honoring Philip Cushman
Philip Cushman, a moral and political luminary in the field of psychology, died on August 22, 2022, the victim of a hit-and-run accident.
A beloved teacher, scholar, and clinician, Phil is remembered for his rich analysis of how the self has been conceptualized in the field of psychology, along with his historical and critical exploration of the moral and political horizons of psychotherapy.
With the establishment of this endowed Fund, created to honor Phil and foster his moral imagination for the field of psychology, we will continue this critically important work for generations to come.
“The argument over the question of whether or not psychology is or is not a philosophical science is, for psychology, a struggle for its very existence.”