Bruner, JS
Actual Minds, Possible Worlds
- ISBN 13:
- 9780674003668
- author:
- Bruner, JS
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Harvard University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1986
- Pages:
- 222
- Dimensions:
- 15.75 x 2.03 x 23.37 centimetres
- Genre:
- Psychology
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Jerome Bruner's Actual Minds, Possible Worlds explores the human mind's capacity for imagination and creativity. Cognitive science has traditionally focused on logical thought processes, but Bruner argues that there is another side to the mind - one that enables us to make experience meaningful through acts of imagination. This book examines the mental acts involved in creating possible worlds, drawing on recent work in literary theory, linguistics, and symbolic anthropology. Bruner shows how the activity of imaginary world making underlies human science, literature, philosophy, everyday thinking, and even our sense of self. By studying this "narrative mode", Bruner aims to provide a more humane and subtle approach to understanding how the mind works. Rich examples from various fields illustrate the power of Bruner's ideas, pointing towards a new agenda for the study of mind.
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