The end of character ?

If you are interested in the debate between philosophers versus psychologists, then this article is for you. David Brooks, in his op ed piece for The New York Times entitled "Where the wild things are" ,writes about the fact that "behavior does not exhibit cross-situational stability", puts character opposite a multiplicity of selves or a communiy of competing selves. The philosophers believe that we achieve through reason and willpower, the psychologists through evolution, culture and up-bringing. And of course, in this multi-everything world, David Brooks concludes that it is probably a combination of both...