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Adrian Harris
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The Irrational Human
What – if anything – sets humans apart from other animals? I’ve discussed this before and concluded that there really isn’t any significant difference at all; we are simply hairless apes. (See Becoming Animal). But an article by anthropologist Jonathan … Continue reading
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Tagged anthropology, language, psychology, rationality, symbolism
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2014: Who read what?
Bodymind Place was viewed about 4,000 times in 2014. That’s more than double 2013 figures, so thanks for checking in. While the most popular new post this year was Embodied peacemaking, where I wrote about Paul Linden’s work, my introduction … Continue reading
Eugene Gendlin
Writing a PhD thesis on embodied knowing was a tricky task and at times I doubted that I could research something so nebulous. My big breakthrough came when I read the work of contemporary philosopher and psychologist Eugene Gendlin. Gendlin … Continue reading
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Tagged Abram, Clark, connection, embodied situated cognition, Gendlin, philosophy, psychology
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Merleau-Ponty
This is the first of a series of posts that introduce thinkers who have been especially influential on my work. I begin with the French philosopher Merleau-Ponty (1908-1961), who was a pioneer in the study of embodiment. Merleau-Ponty was fascinated by our ‘being-in-the-world’ – the way … Continue reading
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Tagged bodymind, Descartes, duality, embodiment, Merleau-Ponty, philosophy
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