Download This PaperThe Scope of Human Thought
19 Pages Posted: 19 Aug 2009 Last revised: 27 Aug 2009
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
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Turner, Mark B., The Scope of Human Thought (August 17, 2009). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1457344
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