Rationality And The Literate Mind

Author : Roy Harris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-13
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781135838768

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Rationality and the Literate Mind by Roy Harris Pdf

This book re-examines the old debate about the relationship between rationality and literacy. Does writing "restructure consciousness?" Do preliterate societies have a different "mind-set" from literate societies? Is reason "built in" to the way we think? How is literacy related to numeracy? Is the "logical form" that Western philosophers recognize anything more than an extrapolation from the structure of the written sentence? Is logic, as developed formally in Western education, intrinsically beyond the reach of the preliterate mind? What light, if any, do the findings of contemporary neuroscience throw on such issues? Roy Harris challenges the received mainstream opinion that reason is an intrinsic property of the human mind, and argues that the whole Western conception of rational thought, from Classical Greece down to modern symbolic logic, is a by-product of the way literacy developed in European cultures.

Author : David R. Olson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781107162891

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The Mind on Paper by David R. Olson Pdf

Shows why reading and writing are essential to developing a consciousness of language that, in turn, lies at the core of rationality.

Author : Andy Wells
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780230368781

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The Literate Mind by Andy Wells Pdf

Literacy is about 5,000 years old. Since it was invented it has transformed human societies and knowledge fundamentally. Indeed, civilisation is built on literacy. What is it about the process of making marks on paper or other surfaces that gives literacy this remarkable power? 'The Literate Mind: A Study of Its Scope and Limitations' proposes that the evolved, pre-literate qualities of the human mind combined with the representational capacities of alphabets and other symbol systems provide uniquely powerful means for the generation and storage of knowledge. The creation, storage and sharing of texts augment the social and cognitive capacities of human minds and allow us to develop social institutions within which further new knowledge can be deployed and used. Taking an approach that is equally applicable to print and digital media, the book draws on evolutionary theory and the theory of computation to explain the remarkable power of literacy and its transformational effects on human society and knowledge. It demonstrates that the universe of possible texts is infinite in extent, and proposes that the combination of a reader and a text can be treated as an ecosystem of unlimited scope.

Author : Keith Stanovich
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-03
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780195341140

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Rationality and the Reflective Mind by Keith Stanovich Pdf

"In this book, Keith Stanovich attempts to resolve the Great Rationality Debate in cognitive science-the debate about how much irrationality to ascribe to human cognition. Stanovich shows how the insights of dual-process theory and evolutionary psychology can be combined to explain why humans are sometimes irrational even though they possess cognitive machinery of remarkable adaptiveness. Using a unique individual differences approach, Stanovich shows that to fully characterize differences in rational thinking, the traditional System 2 of dual-process theory must be partitioned into the reflective mind and the algorithmic mind. He posits that we need to supersede dual-process theories with tripartite models of cognition. The key operations of the algorithmic mind and the reflective mind that support human rationality are discussed in the book. The key function of the algorithmic mind is to sustain the processing of decoupled secondary representations in cognitive simulation. The key function of the reflective mind, in contrast, is to detect the need to interrupt autonomous processing and to begin simulation activities. Stanovich uses the algorithmic/reflective distinction to develop a taxonomy of cognitive errors that are made on tasks in the heuristics and biases literature. He presents empirical data to show that the tendency to make these thinking errors is only modestly related to intelligence. Using the new tripartite model of mind, Stanovich shows how rationality is a more encompassing construct than intelligence-when both are properly defined-and that IQ tests fail to assess individual differences in rational thought. Stanovich discusses the types of thinking processes that would be measured in an assessment of rational thinking"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Rita Watson,Wayne Horowitz
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004202313

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Writing Science before the Greeks by Rita Watson,Wayne Horowitz Pdf

The Babylonian astronomical series MUL.APIN represents the crowning achievement of traditional Mesopotamian astronomy. This volume presents a new analysis of MUL.APIN from the perspective of modern cognitive science and explores the role of writing in the evolution of scientific thought.

Author : Dorthe Duncker,Adrian Pablé
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781003853787

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Signs in Activities by Dorthe Duncker,Adrian Pablé Pdf

This book is a collective volume bringing together scholars who share an interest in linguistics from an integrational point of view and in developing new directions for future scholarship. Integrational linguistics invites us to rethink the theoretical and methodological premises of general linguistics by drawing on a different conception of the sign and by recognizing the creativity that human communication requires. Some chapters are concerned with concepts like the sign, contextualization, activity, and integration. Although being core concepts developed by the founder of integrational linguistics, Roy Harris, they have arguably remained underdeveloped in Harris’ writings and thus call for further clarification and investigation. Other chapters are concerned with the notions of the self and the social, experience and interaction, with questions about individual agency and will, and human sociality and social organization, which all occupy a central position in integrational theory. Finally, remaining chapters focus on how scriptism and the language myth have influenced our way of thinking about communication in a broad sense. This edited collection will be of interest to a multidisciplinary readership comprising those engaged in study, teaching, and research in the humanities and social sciences, including anthropology, the arts, education, linguistics, literary studies, philosophy, psychology, and semiotics.

Author : David Bloome,Maria Lucia Castanheira,Constant Leung,Jennifer Rowsell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351254205

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Re-theorizing Literacy Practices by David Bloome,Maria Lucia Castanheira,Constant Leung,Jennifer Rowsell Pdf

Moving beyond current theories on literacy practices, this edited collection sheds new light on the complexities inherent to the social, cultural, and ideological contexts in which literacy practices are realized. Building on Brian V. Street’s scholarship, contributors discuss literacy as intrinsically social and ideological, and examine how the theorizing of literacy practices has evolved in recognition of the diverse contexts in which written language is used. Breaking new intellectual and theoretical ground, this book brings together leading literacy scholars to re-examine how educational and sociocultural contexts frame and define literacy events and practices. Drawing from the richness of Brian V. Street’s work, this volume offers insights into fractures, tensions, and developments in literacy for scholars, students, and researchers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004359475

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Rationality and Decision Making by Anonim Pdf

The volume Rationality and Decision Making: From Normative Rules to Heuristics analyses rational and irrational decision making by individuals as well as by groups. The contributors adopt methodological, logical, linguistic, psychological, historical, and evolutionary perspectives.

Author : Manuel Fernández-Götz,Dirk Krausse
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107147409

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Eurasia at the Dawn of History by Manuel Fernández-Götz,Dirk Krausse Pdf

This book is an interdisciplinary study of the development of the first cities and early state formations of ancient Eurasia.

Author : Amalia Bar-On,Dorit Ravid
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 969 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781614514909

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Handbook of Communication Disorders by Amalia Bar-On,Dorit Ravid Pdf

The domain of Communication Disorders has grown exponentially in the last two decades and has come to encompass much more than audiology, speech impediments and early language impairment. The realization that most developmental and learning disorders are language-based or language-related has brought insights from theoretical and empirical linguistics and its clinical applications to the forefront of Communication Disorders science. The current handbook takes an integrated psycholinguistic, neurolinguistic, and sociolinguistic perspective on Communication Disorders by targeting the interface between language and cognition as the context for understanding disrupted abilities and behaviors and providing solutions for treatment and therapy. Researchers and practitioners will be able to find in this handbook state-of-the-art information on typical and atypical development of language and communication (dis)abilities across the human lifespan from infancy to the aging brain, covering all major clinical disorders and conditions in various social and communicative contexts, such as spoken and written language and discourse, literacy issues, bilingualism, and socio-economic status.

Author : A. Suresh Canagarajah
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780415524667

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Literacy as Translingual Practice by A. Suresh Canagarajah Pdf

This book advances a translingual orientation to writing--one that is in tune with the new literacies and communicative practices flowing into writing classrooms and demanding new pedagogies and policies.

Author : Flavia Cavaliere
Publisher : Edizioni Nuova Cultura
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9788861349339

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The Shaping of the News by Flavia Cavaliere Pdf

Author : Michael Hanne,Anna A. Kaal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429859977

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Narrative and Metaphor in Education by Michael Hanne,Anna A. Kaal Pdf

Human beings rely equally on narrative (or storytelling) and metaphor (or analogy) for making sense of the world. Narrative and Metaphor in Education integrates the two perspectives of narrative and metaphor in educational theory and practice at every level from pre-school to lifelong civic education. Bringing together outstanding educational researchers, the book interweaves for the first time the rich strand of current research about how narrative may be used productively in education with more fragmentary research on the role of metaphor in education and invites readers to ‘look both ways.’ The book consists of research by 40 academics from many countries and disciplines, describing and analysing the intricate connections between narrative and metaphor as they manifest themselves in many fields of education, including: concepts of education, teacher identity and reflective practice, teaching across cultures, teaching science and history, using digital and visual media in teaching, fostering reconciliation in a postcolonial context, special needs education, civic and social education and educational policy-making. It is unique in combining study of the narrative perspective and the metaphor perspective, and in exploring such a comprehensive range of topics in education. Narrative and Metaphor in Education will be of great interest to academics and researchers in the fields of education and educational policy, as well as teacher educators, practising and future teachers. It will also appeal to psychologists, sociologists, applied linguists and communications specialists.

Author : Matthew Andrew Goldrick,Victor S. Ferreira,Michele Miozzo
Publisher : Oxford Library of Psychology
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199735471

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The Oxford Handbook of Language Production by Matthew Andrew Goldrick,Victor S. Ferreira,Michele Miozzo Pdf

Featuring contributions from psycholinguists, cognitive neuroscientists, and linguists, this book provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary review of the core aspects of human language processing.

Author : Ellen Cushman
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-13
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780806185484

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The Cherokee Syllabary by Ellen Cushman Pdf

In 1821, Sequoyah, a Cherokee metalworker and inventor, introduced a writing system that he had been developing for more than a decade. His creation—the Cherokee syllabary—helped his people learn to read and write within five years and became a principal part of their identity. This groundbreaking study traces the creation, dissemination, and evolution of Sequoyah’s syllabary from script to print to digital forms. Breaking with conventional understanding, author Ellen Cushman shows that the syllabary was not based on alphabetic writing, as is often thought, but rather on Cherokee syllables and, more importantly, on Cherokee meanings. Employing an engaging narrative approach, Cushman relates how Sequoyah created the syllabary apart from Western alphabetic models. But he called it an alphabet because he anticipated the Western assumption that only alphabetic writing is legitimate. Calling the syllabary an alphabet, though, has led to our current misunderstanding of just what it is and of the genius behind it—until now. In her opening chapters, Cushman traces the history of Sequoyah’s invention and explains the logic of the syllabary’s structure and the graphic relationships among the characters, both of which might have made the system easy for native speakers to use. Later chapters address the syllabary’s enduring significance, showing how it allowed Cherokees to protect, enact, and codify their knowledge and to weave non-Cherokee concepts into their language and life. The result was their enhanced ability to adapt to social change on and in Cherokee terms. Cushman adeptly explains complex linguistic concepts in an accessible style, even as she displays impressive understanding of interrelated issues in Native American studies, colonial studies, cultural anthropology, linguistics, rhetoric, and literacy studies. Profound, like the invention it explores, The Cherokee Syllabary will reshape the study of Cherokee history and culture. Published through the Recovering Languages and Literacies of the Americas initiative, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation