Embodiment and Cognitive Science

ISBN-13: 9780521811743 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 348 str.

Jr. Raymond W. Gibbs; Jr. Gibbs

Opis

This book describes the many ways that the mind and body are closely interrelated, and how human thought and language are fundamentally linked to bodily action. The embodied nature of mind is explored through many topics, such as perception, thinking, language use, development, emotions, and consciousness. People's embodied experiences are critical to the ways they think and speak and, most generally, understand themselves, other people, and the world around them. This work provides a strong defense of the idea that embodied action is critical to the study of human cognition.

Recenzje

"As a neuroscientist, I found this book to be thorough and extremely helpful"
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Spis treści

Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Bodies and persons; 3. Perception and action; 4. Concepts; 5. Imagery, memory, and reasoning; 6. Language and communication; 7. Cognitive development; 8. Emotion and consciousness; 9. Conclusion.