Knowing without thinking: mind, action, cognition and the phenomenon of the background

Knowing without thinking: mind, action, cognition and the phenomenon of the background

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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. ZDRAVKO RADMAN Professor of Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy, Zagreb, Croatia.He has been visiting scholar at University of Konstanz, UC Berkeley, ANU, UC London, etc. He publishes mainly in philosophy of mind, and aesthetics. He authored'Metaphors: Figures of the Mind' (1997), and is editor of 'From a Metaphorical Point of View' (1995); and 'Horizons of Humanity' (1997). INDICE: Preface - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction;'Z.Radman - 'The Mystery of the Background 'qua' Background; 'H.L.Dreyfus - 'PART I: ECHOING SEARLE'S AND DREYFUS' VIEWS ON THE BACKGROUND - Ground-Level Intelligence:Action-Oriented Representation and the Dynamics of the Background;'M.Cappuccio' & 'M.Wheeler - 'Exposing the Background: Deep and Local; 'D.D.Hutto - 'The Background as Intentional, Conscious, and Nonconceptual; 'M.Schmitz - 'Social Cognition, the Chinese Room, and the Robot Replies; 'S.Gallagher -'Contesting John's Searle' Social Ontology: Institutions and Background; 'J.Margolis - 'Music and the Background; 'D.Schmicking - 'PART II: EXTENDED VIEWS ON THE BACKGROUND - Implicit Precision; 'E.T.Gendlin - 'Enkinaesthesia: The Essential Sensuous Background for Co-Agency; 'S.A.J.Stuart - 'Steps Entailed in Foregrounding the Background: Taking the Challenge of Languaging Experience Seriously; 'M.Sheets-Johnstone - 'The Body as Background: Pragmatism and Somasthetics;' R.Shusterman - 'The Background: A Tool of Potentiality; 'Z.Radman - 'Embodied Technology as Implicit Knowledge of Modern Civilization; 'K.Mainzer - 'Index - -

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-28513-2
  • Editorial: Palgrave MacM
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 280
  • Fecha Publicación: 03/02/2012
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés