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Intelligence in the Flesh: Why Your Mind Needs Your Body Much More Than It Thinks
Guy Claxton
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Description for Intelligence in the Flesh: Why Your Mind Needs Your Body Much More Than It Thinks
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 b/w figs. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 26. Weight in Grams: 444.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300223477
SKU
V9780300223477
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About Guy Claxton
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.
Reviews for Intelligence in the Flesh: Why Your Mind Needs Your Body Much More Than It Thinks
Guy Claxton is an articulate spokesman for the new field of embodied cognition . He argues that shaking off our brain-centered view will not only give us a better understanding of human biology but will also benefit society. -Clive Cookson, Financial Times Eloquently written, refreshing and entertaining. -Elsbeth Stern, Nature Memory, consciousness, emotions, abstractions, the ... Read more