Seeing Thinking And Knowing

Author : A. Carsetti
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2006-04-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781402020810

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Seeing, Thinking and Knowing by A. Carsetti Pdf

According to Putnam to talk of “facts” without specifying the language to be used is to talk of nothing; “object” itself has many uses and as we creatively invent new uses of words “we find that we can speak of ‘objects’that were not ‘values of any variable’in 1 any language we previously spoke” . The notion of object becomes, then, like the notion of reference, a sort of open land, an unknown territory. The exploration of this land - pears to be constrained by use and invention. But, we may wonder, is it possible to guide invention and control use? In what way, in particular, is it possible, at the level of na- ral language, to link together program expressions and natural evolution? To give an answer to these onerous questions we should immediately point out that cognition (as well as natural language) has to be considered first of all as a peculiar fu- tion of active biosystems and that it results from complex interactions between the - ganism and its surroundings. “In the moment an organism perceives an object of wh- ever kind, it immediately begins to ‘interpret’this object in order to react properly to it . . . It is not necessary for the monkey to perceive the tree in itself. . . What counts is sur- 2 vival” .

Author : A. Carsetti
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9401740070

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Seeing, Thinking and Knowing by A. Carsetti Pdf

Author : Christie Launius,Holly Hassel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000554854

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Threshold Concepts in Women’s and Gender Studies by Christie Launius,Holly Hassel Pdf

Threshold Concepts in Women’s and Gender Studies: Ways of Seeing, Thinking, and Knowing is a textbook designed primarily for introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies courses, with the intent of providing both a skill- and concept-based foundation in the field. The third edition includes fully revised and expanded case studies and updated statistics; in addition, the content has been updated throughout to reflect significant news stories and cultural developments. The text is driven by a single key question: "What are the ways of thinking, seeing, and knowing that characterize Women’s and Gender Studies and are valued by its practitioners?" This book illustrates four of the most critical concepts in Women’s and Gender Studies—the social construction of gender, privilege and oppression, intersectionality, and feminist praxis—and grounds these concepts in multiple illustrations. Threshold Concepts in Women’s and Gender Studies develops the key concepts and ways of thinking that students need to develop a deep understanding and to approach material like feminist scholars do, across disciplines.

Author : Daniel Kahneman
Publisher : Doubleday Canada
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780385676526

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Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The guru to the gurus at last shares his knowledge with the rest of us. Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman's seminal studies in behavioral psychology, behavioral economics, and happiness studies have influenced numerous other authors, including Steven Pinker and Malcolm Gladwell. In Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman at last offers his own, first book for the general public. It is a lucid and enlightening summary of his life's work. It will change the way you think about thinking. Two systems drive the way we think and make choices, Kahneman explains: System One is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System Two is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. Examining how both systems function within the mind, Kahneman exposes the extraordinary capabilities as well as the biases of fast thinking and the pervasive influence of intuitive impressions on our thoughts and our choices. Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, he shows where we can trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking, contrasting the two-system view of the mind with the standard model of the rational economic agent. Kahneman's singularly influential work has transformed cognitive psychology and launched the new fields of behavioral economics and happiness studies. In this path-breaking book, Kahneman shows how the mind works, and offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and personal lives--and how we can guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble.

Author : Tyson Yunkaporta
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780062975638

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Sand Talk by Tyson Yunkaporta Pdf

A paradigm-shifting book in the vein of Sapiens that brings a crucial Indigenous perspective to historical and cultural issues of history, education, money, power, and sustainability—and offers a new template for living. As an indigenous person, Tyson Yunkaporta looks at global systems from a unique perspective, one tied to the natural and spiritual world. In considering how contemporary life diverges from the pattern of creation, he raises important questions. How does this affect us? How can we do things differently? In this thoughtful, culturally rich, mind-expanding book, he provides answers. Yunkaporta’s writing process begins with images. Honoring indigenous traditions, he makes carvings of what he wants to say, channeling his thoughts through symbols and diagrams rather than words. He yarns with people, looking for ways to connect images and stories with place and relationship to create a coherent world view, and he uses sand talk, the Aboriginal custom of drawing images on the ground to convey knowledge. In Sand Talk, he provides a new model for our everyday lives. Rich in ideas and inspiration, it explains how lines and symbols and shapes can help us make sense of the world. It’s about how we learn and how we remember. It’s about talking to everyone and listening carefully. It’s about finding different ways to look at things. Most of all it’s about a very special way of thinking, of learning to see from a native perspective, one that is spiritually and physically tied to the earth around us, and how it can save our world. Sand Talk include 22 black-and-white illustrations that add depth to the text.

Author : Donella Meadows
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-12-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781603581486

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Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows Pdf

The classic book on systems thinking—with more than half a million copies sold worldwide! "This is a fabulous book... This book opened my mind and reshaped the way I think about investing."—Forbes "Thinking in Systems is required reading for anyone hoping to run a successful company, community, or country. Learning how to think in systems is now part of change-agent literacy. And this is the best book of its kind."—Hunter Lovins In the years following her role as the lead author of the international bestseller, Limits to Growth—the first book to show the consequences of unchecked growth on a finite planet—Donella Meadows remained a pioneer of environmental and social analysis until her untimely death in 2001. Thinking in Systems is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. Edited by the Sustainability Institute’s Diana Wright, this essential primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations and into the tangible world, showing readers how to develop the systems-thinking skills that thought leaders across the globe consider critical for 21st-century life. Some of the biggest problems facing the world—war, hunger, poverty, and environmental degradation—are essentially system failures. They cannot be solved by fixing one piece in isolation from the others, because even seemingly minor details have enormous power to undermine the best efforts of too-narrow thinking. While readers will learn the conceptual tools and methods of systems thinking, the heart of the book is grander than methodology. Donella Meadows was known as much for nurturing positive outcomes as she was for delving into the science behind global dilemmas. She reminds readers to pay attention to what is important, not just what is quantifiable, to stay humble, and to stay a learner. In a world growing ever more complicated, crowded, and interdependent, Thinking in Systems helps readers avoid confusion and helplessness, the first step toward finding proactive and effective solutions.

Author : Robert H. McKim
Publisher : Cengage Learning
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Medical
ISBN : STANFORD:36105000091731

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Experiences in Visual Thinking by Robert H. McKim Pdf

* Fresh approach to engineering design, innovation challenges, and stereotypical thinking; provides alternative methods that come closer to the heart of the visual creative process.

Author : M. W. Hazen
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0267276338

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The First Book of Observation, Thought and Expression by M. W. Hazen Pdf

Excerpt from The First Book of Observation, Thought and Expression: Or Seeing, Thinking, Knowing, Talking and Writing Outline. We are bound by habits as with links of steel, and those habits that are acquired in childhood bind us the most closely in later life. The habits of observation, of careful attention, of right thinking, and of correct expression, must be formed very early in life, and with the aid of the teacher, or, in most cases, they will never be formed at all. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Holly Hassel,Christie Launius,Susan Rensing
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030717858

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A Guide to Teaching Introductory Women’s and Gender Studies by Holly Hassel,Christie Launius,Susan Rensing Pdf

This book provides a practical, evidence-based guide to teaching introductory Women's and Gender Studies courses. Based on the findings of a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning project that analyzed 72 Intro students’ written work, the authors equip instructors with key principles that can help them adapt their pedagogy to a range of classroom environments. By putting student learning at the center of course design, the authors invite readers to reflect on their own investments in and goals for the introductory course. The book also draws on the authors’ combined decades of teaching experience, and aims to help instructors anticipate the emotional, intellectual, and interpersonal challenges and rewards of teaching and learning in the introductory WGS course. Chapters focus on course design, including identifying desired learning outcomes (in terms of course content, skills, and dispositions or habits of mind); choosing course materials; pedagogical activities; and assessing student learning. This book will be an invaluable resource for experienced WGS instructors and those seeking or planning to teach it for the first time, including graduate students and high school teachers.

Author : Temple Grandin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781408807309

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Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin Pdf

The idea that some people think differently, though no less humanly, is explored in this inspiring book. Temple Grandin is a gifted and successful animal scientist, and she is autistic. Here she tells us what it was like to grow up perceiving the world in an entirely concrete and visual way - somewhat akin to how animals think, she believes - and how it feels now. Through her finely observed understanding of the workings of her mind she gives us an invaluable insight into autism and its challenges.

Author : Mauro Bonazzi,Angela Ulacco,Filippo Forcignanò
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004398993

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Thinking, Knowing, Acting: Epistemology and Ethics in Plato and Ancient Platonism by Mauro Bonazzi,Angela Ulacco,Filippo Forcignanò Pdf

Thinking, Knowing, Acting: Epistemology and Ethics in Plato and Ancient Platonism aims to offer a fresh perspective on the correlation between epistemology and ethics in Plato and the Platonic tradition from Aristotle to Plotinus, by investigating the social, juridical and theoretical premises of their philosophy.

Author : Ivana Marková
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781107002555

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The Dialogical Mind by Ivana Marková Pdf

Marková offers a dialogical perspective to problems in daily life and professional practices involving communication, care, and therapy.

Author : William Kingdon Clifford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Brain
ISBN : WISC:89050905330

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Seeing and Thinking by William Kingdon Clifford Pdf

Author : Z. Radman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780230368064

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Knowing without Thinking by Z. Radman Pdf

A volume devoted explicitly to the subtle and multidimensional phenomenon of background knowing that has to be recognized as an important element of the triad mind-body-world. The essays are inspired by seminal works on the topic by Searle and Dreyfus, but also make significant contribution in bringing the discussion beyond the classical confines.

Author : Hannah Arendt
Publisher : HMH
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1981-03-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780547541471

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The Life of the Mind by Hannah Arendt Pdf

“A passionate, humane intelligence addressing itself to the fundamental problem of how the mind operates.” —Newsweek Considered by many to be Hannah Arendt’s greatest work, published as she neared the end of her life, The Life of the Mind investigates thought itself, as it exists in contemplative life. In a shift from her previous writings, most of which focus on the world outside the mind, this work was planned as three volumes that would explore the activities of the mind considered by Arendt to be fundamental. What emerged is a rich, challenging analysis of human mental activity, considered in terms of thinking, willing, and judging. This final achievement, presented here in a complete one-volume edition, may be seen as a legacy to our own and future generations.