Mind in motion, how action shapes thought, Barbara Tversky
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Mind in motion, how action shapes thought, Barbara Tversky
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-358) and index
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illustrationsphotographs
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Mind in motion
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Barbara Tversky
Sub title
how action shapes thought
Summary
"An eminent psychologist offers a major new theory of human cognition: movement, not language, is the foundation of thought."--Publisher
Table of contents
Prologue moving in space : the foundation of thought -- The world in the mind -- The space of the body : space is for action -- The bubble around the body : people, places, and things -- Here and now and there and then : the spaces around us -- Transforming thought -- The mind in the world -- The body speaks a different language -- Points, lines, and perspective: space in talk and thought -- Boxes, lines, and trees: talk and thought about almost everything else -- Spaces we create : maps, diagrams, sketches, explanations, comics -- Conversations with a page : design, science, and art -- The world is a diagram -- The nine laws of cognition -- Figure caption sources -- Bibliographic notes -- Index
Target audience
adult
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