Comments on: Martin Seligman second former APA President connected to CIA torturers

By: The Ethics of a Psychologist « Graeme Wood

The Ethics of a Psychologist « Graeme Wood — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:47:34 +0000

[...] or absolution of anyone involved in the torture controversy. Seligman has already caught undeserved blog-flak because of the reports about Mayer’s book, even though he almost certainly never knowingly [...]

By: wayne

wayne — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:55:44 +0000

I remember sitting in undergraduate psychology classes and thinking to myself what sort of sicko researcher would devise experiments that would torture dogs into submission - that researcher was Martin Selligman. His argument was that it was for the greater good - sounds like the same argument used to justify torture on human beings

By: paula deLong

paula deLong — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:29:36 +0000

Dr. Sekligman cannot be held responsible for the misuse of his theories and techniques

By: More on Martin Seligman « Upturned Earth || John Schwenkler

More on Martin Seligman « Upturned Earth || John Schwenkler — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:38:06 +0000

[...] of the ethics of scientific experimentation on non-human animals), and as was already noted here, Prof. Seligman claims that the charges of having assisted in the development of torture techniques [...]

By: Psyche, Science, and Society » Former APA President Martin Seligman denies involvement in developing CIA tactics

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:56:34 +0000

[...] APA President Martin Seligman has sent the following comment on last night’s blog posting regarding his possible role in the CIA’s torture program and asked me to post it: July 14, [...]

By: Douglas Roy

Douglas Roy — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:29:46 +0000

The APA is full of anti-God, self-help wackos who think you can help someone by pumping them with drugs. It’s no wonder their leaders are involved in torture, as they’ve already sold out to torturing their patients.

By: "Positive Psychology" « Upturned Earth || John Schwenkler

"Positive Psychology" « Upturned Earth || John Schwenkler — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:15:06 +0000

[...] more to say here) on our national road to perdition; there is some more helpful background here and here. Take-home message: John Yoo’s got nothing on this guy, and the American Psychological [...]