The Scope of Human Thought

19 Pages Posted: 19 Aug 2009 Last revised: 27 Aug 2009

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Mark B. Turner

Case Western Reserve University - Department of Cognitive Science

Date Written: August 17, 2009

Abstract

Biologically, we resemble other animals, but mentally, we leave them in the dust. The scope of human thought is vast. Why are we so different? This think-piece explores the scope of human thought, its possible origins, and the mental operations that make it possible.

Keywords: Conceptual integration, blending, primate, mental time-travel, Tulving, Damasio, Neisser, explanation, prediction, brain imaging, brain mapping, neurophysiology, image schemas, art, norms, niches, culture

Suggested Citation

Turner, Mark B., The Scope of Human Thought (August 17, 2009). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1457344

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