Johnson, Mark
Embodied Mind, Meaning, and Reason
- ISBN 13:
- 9780226500256
- author:
- Johnson, Mark
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions:
- 22.61 x 15.24 x 1.52 centimetres
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Psychology, Cognitive,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Embodied Mind, Meaning, and Reason: How Our Bodies Give Rise to Understanding by Mark Johnson. This collection of essays explores how bodily perception and action shape our understanding of mind and thought. Johnson's work builds upon decades of research in the field, tracing the development of key ideas that have transformed our understanding of cognition, meaning, language, and values. Through a series of chapters, Johnson outlines his contributions to embodied cognition theory, including conceptual metaphor theory and the idea that bodily structures underlie all meaning and reasoning. He also examines how physical engagement with the environment gives rise to meaning, providing a foundation for a non-dualistic view of mind. The book concludes by exploring the implications of embodiment for our understanding of knowledge, reason, and truth. This book is an important contribution to philosophical debates about the nature of mind and thought, and will be of interest to scholars working in these areas.
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