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KNOWING WITHOUT THINKING
MIND, ACTION, COGNITION AND THE PHENOMENON OF THE BACKGROUND |
| By: |
Zdravko Radman (Editor) |
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Electronic book text |
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£55.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0230368069 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780230368064 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
14 February, 2012 |
| Series: |
New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive Science |
| Description: |
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. |
| Synopsis: |
Modern study of the mind is marked by the hegemony of thought, dominance of consciousness, and dictate of deliberation that result in an overwhelming intellectualism. However, it ignores the fundamental fact that by far most of our mental activity is not manifested in explicit reasoning, and is mostly not conscious. What then enables our successful participation in the natural, social, and cultural surroundings without recourse to the 'higher' cognitive processes? The background. It is the implicit and efficacious guide in human coping with the world without the monitoring reason. Yet how rules turn into routines? How conscious efforts convert into unreflective skills? How does the body of knowledge become the knowing body? How can most complex reactions of the human mind turn into 'just doing'? The lesson from the background teaches us that we are capacitated to do more than we explicitly know; the sort of knowledge is skilled and automated competence which is there before the conscious 'self' can report of its emergence. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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