Embodied Mind and Cognition
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This work outlines a new methodology for film analysis based on the radical materialist thought of Baruch Spinoza, re-evaluating contemporary cognitive media theory and philosophical theories on the emotional and intellectual aspects of... more
Despite the popularity that the embodied cognition thesis has gained in recent years, explicit memories of events personally experienced are still conceived as disembodied mental representations. It seems that we can consciously remember... more
Just as a child’s neurodevelopment becomes more sophisticated with life experience, somatic psychotherapy and dance/movement therapy, now in their eighth decade, are approaching a more intricate stage of growth. As each discipline grows... more
This book argues that thinking is bounded by neither the brain nor the skin of an organism. Cognitive systems function through integration of neural and bodily functions with the functions of representational vehicles. The integrationist... more
A comprehensive overview of a gestalt of artificial intelligence (AI) beings collectively referred to as the 'negative aliens' has been presented. It is explicated that these beings comprise a group of utterly ruthless, merciless beings... more
MIND CONTROL WEAPON 9.september 2008 The term “Mind control” basically means covert attempts to influence the thoughts and behavior of human beings against their will (or without their knowledge), particularly when surveillance of an... more
Puts 'Dialectic of Enlightenment' in an historical context and shows hows the concept of 'mimesis' prefigures more recent cognitive interest in the emotional foundations of human knowledge and human interaction. The paper builds bridges... more
Published in abstracts of Oral presentations at Science and Nonduality (SAND) Conference October 25,2015
The future society may be and most likely 1. A society without human labor 2. A society of free activities and free time 3. A company dreamed of by Heinz von Foerster, Henri Atlan and Ilya Prigogine Part 1: Development issues of developed... more
Ordering 3D configurations of curves of increasing complexity Configurations of curves in 3D of increasing complexity Configurations in 3D: -- single continuous curves (Group I) -- interlocking disjoint curves (Group II) -- animations... more
This report evolved from contributions to the Society of Existential Analysis conference in London " Being and Doing " November, 2015. I briefly describe opening the conference with a guided Focusing session since this practice is... more
Rene Descartes (1596 – 1650) is considered the founder of modern philosophy. Profoundly influenced by the new physics and astronomy of Kepler and Galileo, Descartes was a scientist and mathematician whose most long-lasting contributions... more
This is not a book of wisdom teachings, as many of these exist already, nor is it purely a book of scholarly research. It is intended for the broad audience of people across the world who are intrigued by Tibet, its teachers and... more
This paper reviews contemporary interpretations of classical Greek geometry, and offers a Deleuzian, post structural alternative. We emphasize the embodied aspect of Greek mathematical practice, and indicate how it conflicts with ideal... more
The concept of embodiment, or the lived experience of the body, has become an important focus of scholarly attention across psychology, sociology, philosophy, and cultural studies. Addressing the inherent challenges of researching the... more
RESUMO: Trata-se aqui de demonstrar a utilização da obra heideggeriana no contexto do surgimento da inteligência artificial assim como encontra-se em Hubert L. Dreyfus. A crítica de Dreyfus se resume em apontar o cognitivismo-paradigma... more
[AMAZON LINK BELOW TO BOOK ITSELF -- TOC and book intro in downloadable .pdf] "It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it." --John Steinbeck... more
Abrahamson, D., & Lindgren, R. (in press). Embodiment and embodied design. In R. K. Sawyer (Ed.), The Cambridge handbook of the learning sciences (2nd Edition). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
This little·book attempts an ambitious task: to give a bird's eye view of cognitive sciences today. Thus, this essay is like a compact, reasoned tour of an as yet ill-defined multidisciplinary field. Alongside human history of nature... more
SUMMARY The ubiquitous use of digital technology in all aspects of daily life has opened up unprecedented possibilities such as immediate access to information, (tele)presence at any place on the planet, multiplication and modification... more
In this article I will show that the problem of embodiment goes back to the question of the mind-body split, as this has been established and discussed by the philosophical tradition. With the digital turn and the advent of ubiquitous... more
Recent experimental research in the field of neurophysiology has led to the discovery of two classes of visuomotor neurons: canonical neurons and mirror neurons. In light of these studies, we propose here an overview of two classical... more
Becoming Artificial is a collection of essays about the nature of humanity, technology, artifice, and the irreducible connections between them. Is there something fundamental to being human or are humans simply biological computers?
The objective of this article is twofold. In the first part, I discuss two issues central to any theoretical inquiry into mental imagery: embodiment and consciousness. I do so against the backdrop of second-generation cognitive science,... more
What do we see, hear or sense? Do we experience the world around us as structured and rich with meaning or do we perceive it thinly in basic sensorial properties that are grasped and interpreted non-perceptually? Questions of this kind... more
Fear can sometimes be predicated upon environmental influences. An individual must know why they feel the way they feel, in order to psychologically return to normal.
The Philosophy of Parmenides as a system of idealistic monism (immaterialism). The Pythagorean background of Parmenides' metaphysics. The origin of the mistaken positivist interpretation of Parmenides. Plato's date of Parmenides' birth... more
Il cinema possiede una straordinaria capacità di immergerci nelle storie: elimina la distanza fisica tra noi spettatori e gli eventi sullo schermo, ci fa commuovere come se le vicende narrate ci riguardassero in prima persona, addirittura... more
Inspired by Enactivist philosophy yet in dialog with it, we ask what theory of embodied cognition might best serve in articulating implications of Enactivism for mathematics education. We offer a blend of Dynamical Systems Theory and... more