The Aesthetics of Meaning and Thought: The Bodily Roots of Philosophy, Science, Morality, and Art

by Mark Johnson

Book Overview

All too often, we think of our minds and bodies separately. The reality couldn't be more different: the fundamental fact about our mind is that it is embodied. We have a deep visceral, emotional, and qualitative relationship to the world--and any scientifically and philosophically satisfactory view of the mind must take into account the ways that cognition, meaning, language, action, and values are grounded in and shaped by that embodiment.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022653894X
• ISBN13: 9780226538945
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"