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James Olson (born Chet Myles Olson; June 27, 1943) is an American philosopher and author. A generalist, his primary focus is on the effects of functional lateralization on consciousness and human behavior. Olson is the author of (''The Whole-Brain Path to Peace'' ) (Origin Press, 2011), a book that seeks to explain human behavior by focusing on mental perspective, the initial stage of perception, rather than on the whole of perception—the latter being the more common approach to understanding the roots of behavior. As shared in Olson’s speaking engagements and radio interviews,〔''New Dimensions'' ("Using Our Whole Brain with James Olson" ) syndicated radio interview with Justine Toms, March 28, 2012.〕〔(''Mind Matters'' ) radio interview with Ajayan, March 5, 2012.〕〔(''The Jerry Pippin Show'' ) radio interview, February 2012.〕〔(''Life Mastery Radio ) interview with Todd Allen, August 7, 2012.〕 his passion is to help bring a greater measure of peace to this planet by reducing the level of conflict through greater self-understanding. Olson believes that mental conflict is initiated in the brain/mind complex, the result of profound differences in the polar left hemisphere and the non-polar right hemisphere as expressed though the unique perspectives and ideas that they generate. According to Olson, the perceptual and ideological conflicts that arise can often be consciously eliminated by understanding the two hemispheres as a complementary whole rather than as parts. ==Early life== Olson was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He grew up on a farm near Waynoka, Oklahoma, and was an active 4-H member.〔(National 4-H Congress ) winner in Field Crops, 1961.〕〔Oklahoma 4-H Hall of Fame, 1961.〕 A former church deacon,〔Congregational Church, the United Church of Christ, Waynoka, Oklahoma, 1984-1987.〕〔(Mayflower Congregational Church ), Oklahoma City, OK, 1994–1997.〕 Olson began with a core of conservative Christian values, which were later complemented by the study of other religions and the acquisition of more liberal values as a result of having lived in Paris, France, Vienna, Austria, Murnau, Germany, Schwäbisch Hall, Germany, and Iserlohn, Germany. After attending Oklahoma State University, Stillwater from 1961-1963, and the University of Vienna, Austria in 1963, Olson graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Oklahoma, Norman. In 1967 he attended graduate school at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Olson (author)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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