Faith and Place

Faith and Place
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 280
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ISBN-10 : 9780199560387
ISBN-13 : 0199560382
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis Faith and Place by : Mark Wynn

This book considers how places come to acquire special religious significance, as sites for prayer or other kinds of devotional activity. It examines the ways in which sacred sites function, and the ways in which sites which have no explicitly religious import may come to bear a religious meaning.

The New Science of the Mind

The New Science of the Mind
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Publisher : MIT Press
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 9780262288941
ISBN-13 : 026228894X
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis The New Science of the Mind by : Mark J. Rowlands

An investigation into the conceptual foundations of a new way of thinking about the mind that does not locate all cognition "in the head." There is a new way of thinking about the mind that does not locate mental processes exclusively "in the head." Some think that this expanded conception of the mind will be the basis of a new science of the mind. In this book, leading philosopher Mark Rowlands investigates the conceptual foundations of this new science of the mind. The new way of thinking about the mind emphasizes the ways in which mental processes are embodied (made up partly of extraneural bodily structures and processes), embedded (designed to function in tandem with the environment), enacted (constituted in part by action), and extended (located in the environment). The new way of thinking about the mind, Rowlands writes, is actually an old way of thinking that has taken on new form. Rowlands describes a conception of mind that had its clearest expression in phenomenology—in the work of Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, and Merleau-Ponty. He builds on these views, clarifies and renders consistent the ideas of embodied, embedded, enacted, and extended mind, and develops a unified philosophical treatment of the novel conception of the mind that underlies the new science of the mind.

Eloquence Embodied

Eloquence Embodied
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Publisher : UNC Press Books
Total Pages : 473
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ISBN-10 : 9781469652634
ISBN-13 : 1469652633
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis Eloquence Embodied by : Céline Carayon

Taking a fresh look at the first two centuries of French colonialism in the Americas, this book answers the long-standing question of how and how well Indigenous Americans and the Europeans who arrived on their shores communicated with each other. French explorers and colonists in the sixteenth century noticed that Indigenous peoples from Brazil to Canada used signs to communicate. The French, in response, quickly embraced the nonverbal as a means to overcome cultural and language barriers. Celine Carayon's close examination of their accounts enables her to recover these sophisticated Native practices of embodied expressions. In a colonial world where communication and trust were essential but complicated by a multitude of languages, intimate and sensory expressions ensured that French colonists and Indigenous peoples understood each other well. Understanding, in turn, bred both genuine personal bonds and violent antagonisms. As Carayon demonstrates, nonverbal communication shaped Indigenous responses and resistance to colonial pressures across the Americas just as it fueled the imperial French imagination. Challenging the notion of colonial America as a site of misunderstandings and insurmountable cultural clashes, Carayon shows that Natives and newcomers used nonverbal means to build relationships before the rise of linguistic fluency--and, crucially, well afterward.

How the Body Shapes Knowledge

How the Body Shapes Knowledge
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Publisher : American Psychological Association (APA)
Total Pages : 195
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ISBN-10 : 1433829606
ISBN-13 : 9781433829604
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis How the Body Shapes Knowledge by : Rebecca Fincher-Kiefer

This text explores the theory of embodied cognition, which suggests that human cognition is "grounded" in the neural pathways linked to bodily sensation.

Embodied Belief

Embodied Belief
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Publisher : Uitgeverij Verloren
Total Pages : 310
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ISBN-10 : 906550723X
ISBN-13 : 9789065507235
Rating : 4/5 (3X Downloads)

Synopsis Embodied Belief by : Willem Frijhoff

The Embodied Mind

The Embodied Mind
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 218
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ISBN-10 : 9781643138008
ISBN-13 : 1643138006
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis The Embodied Mind by : Thomas R. Verny

As groundbreaking synthesis that promises to shift our understanding of the mind-brain connection and its relationship with our bodies. We understand the workings of the human body as a series of interdependent physiological relationships: muscle interacts with bone as the heart responds to hormones secreted by the brain, all the way down to the inner workings of every cell. To make an organism function, no one component can work alone. In light of this, why is it that the accepted understanding that the physical phenomenon of the mind is attributed only to the brain? In The Embodied Mind, internationally renowned psychiatrist Dr. Thomas R. Verny sets out to redefine our concept of the mind and consciousness. He brilliantly compiles new research that points to the mind’s ties to every part of the body. The Embodied Mind collects disparate findings in physiology, genetics, and quantum physics in order to illustrate the mounting evidence that somatic cells, not just neural cells, store memory, inform genetic coding, and adapt to environmental changes—all behaviors that contribute to the mind and consciousness. Cellular memory, Verny shows, is not just an abstraction, but a well-documented scientific fact that will shift our understanding of memory. Verny describes single-celled organisms with no brains demonstrating memory, and points to the remarkable case of a French man who, despite having a brain just a fraction of the typical size, leads a normal life with a family and a job. The Embodied Mind shows how intelligence and consciousness—traits traditionally attributed to the brain alone—also permate our entire being. Bodily cells and tissues use the same molecular mechanisms for memory as our brain, making our mind more fluid and adaptable than we could have ever imaged.

Foucault and Religion

Foucault and Religion
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 240
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ISBN-10 : 9781134632275
ISBN-13 : 1134632274
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Foucault and Religion by : Jeremy Carrette

Foucault and Religion is the first major study of Michel Foucault in relation and response to Religion. Jeremy Carrette offers us a challenging new look at Foucault's work and addresses a religious dimension that has previously been neglected. We see that prior to Foucault's infamous unpublished volume in the 'History of Sexuality', on the theme of Christianity, there is a complex religious sub-text which anticipates this final unseen work. Jeremy Carrette argues that Foucault offers a twofold critique of Christianity by bringing the body and sexuality into religious practice and exploring a political spirituality of the self. He shows us that Foucault's creation of a body theology through the death of God, reveals how religious beliefs reflect the sexual body, questions the notion of a mystical archaeology and exposes the political technology of confession. Anyone interested in understanding Foucault's thought in a new light will find this book a truly fascinating read.

Surfing Uncertainty

Surfing Uncertainty
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 425
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ISBN-10 : 9780190217013
ISBN-13 : 0190217014
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis Surfing Uncertainty by : Andy Clark

Exciting new theories in neuroscience, psychology, and artificial intelligence are revealing minds like ours as predictive minds, forever trying to guess the incoming streams of sensory stimulation before they arrive. In this up-to-the-minute treatment, philosopher and cognitive scientist Andy Clark explores new ways of thinking about perception, action, and the embodied mind.

Embodied Prayer

Embodied Prayer
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Publisher : Wood Lake Publishing Inc.
Total Pages : 194
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ISBN-10 : 9781896836621
ISBN-13 : 1896836623
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis Embodied Prayer by : Celeste Snowber

Our bodies have too long been in exile. We listen or pray with our hearts and minds but ignore much of our bodies; we become 'disembodied'. This illuminating book is about honouring what our bodies have to teach us. Brimming with words of wisdom that will allow you to discover what a gift your body is, 'Embodied Prayer' invites you towards wholeness of body, mind, and soul.

Embodied

Embodied
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Publisher : David C Cook
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 9780830781232
ISBN-13 : 0830781234
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Embodied by : Preston M. Sprinkle

Compassionate, biblical, and thought-provoking, Embodied is an accessible guide for Christians who want help navigating issues related to the transgender conversation. Preston Sprinkle draws on Scripture, as well as real-life stories of individuals struggling with gender dysphoria, to help you understand the complexities and emotions of this highly relevant topic. This book fills the great need for Christians to speak into the confusing and emotionally charged questions surrounding the transgender conversation. With careful research and an engaging style, Embodied explores: What it means to be transgender, nonbinary, and gender-queer, and how these identities relate to being male or female Why most stereotypes about what it means to be a man and woman come from the culture and not the Bible What the Bible says about humans created in God’s image as male and female, and how this relates to transgender experiences Moral questions surrounding medical interventions such as sex reassignment surgery Which pronouns to use and how to navigate the bathroom debate Why more and more teens are questioning their gender