Intelligence in the Flesh: Why Your Mind Needs Your Body Much More Than It Thinks - Couverture souple

Claxton, Guy

 
9780300223477: Intelligence in the Flesh: Why Your Mind Needs Your Body Much More Than It Thinks
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ISBN 10 : 0300223471 ISBN 13 : 9780300223477
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2016

Synopsis

An enthralling exploration that upends the prevailing view of consciousness and demonstrates how intelligence is literally embedded in the palms of our hands

If you think that intelligence emanates from the mind and that reasoning necessitates the suppression of emotion, you'd better think again--or rather not "think" at all. In his provocative new book, Guy Claxton draws on the latest findings in neuroscience and psychology to reveal how our bodies--long dismissed as mere conveyances--actually constitute the core of our intelligent life. From the endocrinal means by which our organs communicate to the instantaneous decision-making prompted by external phenomena, our bodies are able to perform intelligent computations that we either overlook or wrongly attribute to our brains.

Embodied intelligence is one of the most exciting areas in contemporary philosophy and neuropsychology, and Claxton shows how the privilege given to cerebral thinking has taken a toll on modern society, resulting in too much screen time, the diminishment of skilled craftsmanship, and an overvaluing of white-collar over blue-collar labor. Discussing techniques that will help us reconnect with our bodies, Claxton shows how an appreciation of the body's intelligence will enrich all our lives.

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À propos de l'auteur

Guy Claxton is emeritus professor of the learning sciences at the University of Winchester. His many publications include Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: Why Intelligence Increases When You Think Less. He lives in Sussex, UK.

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Éditeur
Yale University Press
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0300223471
ISBN 13 
9780300223477
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
344
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780300208825: Intelligence in the Flesh: Why Your Mind Needs Your Body Much More Than It Thinks

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0300208820 ISBN 13 :  9780300208825
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2015
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