PINS, that trashy trashing journal.

Authors

  • Victor Nell

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https://doi.org/10.17159//2309-8708/1991/n15a6

Abstract

I am disturbed by some odd happenings in Psychology in society (PINS) 12, 1989. For example, on page 3, Ronnie Miller trashes Cole; on page 52, Kevin Solomons trashes Dave Edwards; and on page 56, Kedi Letlaka trashes Shula Marks.

There is a clear dividing line between an attack on someone's point of view, however harsh the attack may be, and an attack on the person holding that viewpoint. When assassination masquerades as science, the community from which this comes - in this case, South Africa's small group of progressive psychologists - is in trouble.

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Published

2026-01-13

How to Cite

Nell, V. (2026). PINS, that trashy trashing journal. PINS-Psychology in Society, (15). https://doi.org/10.17159//2309-8708/1991/n15a6

Issue

No. 15 (1991)

Section

Debate

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