The Embodied Mind provides a unique, sophisticated treatment of the spontaneous and reflective dimension of human experience. The authors - argue that only by having a sense of common ground between mind in Science and mind in experience can our understanding of cognition be more complete. Toward that end, they develop a dialogue between cognitive science and Buddhist meditative psychology and situate it in relation to other traditions such as phenomenology and psychoanalysis.Francisco Varela is Director of Research at the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique and Professor of Cognitive Science and Epistemology, CREA, at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris. Evan Thompson is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. Eleanor Rosch is Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. The Embodied Mind Provides A Unique, Sophisticated Treatment Of The Spontaneous And Reflective Dimension Of Human Experience. The Authors Argue That Only By Having A Sense Of Common Ground Between Mind In Science And Mind In Experience Can Our Understanding Of Cognition Be More Complete. Toward That End, They Develop A Dialogue Between Cognitive Science And Buddhist Meditative Psychology And Situate It In Relation To Other Traditions Such As Phenomenology And Psychoanalysis. Acknowledgments -- 1. Fundamental Circularity: In The Mind Of The Reflective Scientist -- 2. What Do We Mean Human Experience? -- 3. Symbols: The Cognitivist Hypothesis -- 4. I Of The Storm -- 5. Emergent Properties And Connectionism -- 6. Selfless Minds -- 7. Cartesian Anxiety -- 8. Enaction: Embodied Cognition -- 9. Evolutionary Path Making And Natural Drift -- 10. Middle Way -- 11. Laying Down A Path In Walking -- Appendix A Meditation Terminology -- Appendix B Categories Of Experiential Events Used In Mindfulness/awareness -- Appendix C Works On Buddhism And Mindfulness/awareness -- Notes -- References. Francisco J. Varela, Evan Thompson, Eleanor Rosch. Works On Buddhism And Mindfulness/awareness: P. [259]-260. Includes Bibliographical References (p [279]-294) And Index. Annotation The Embodied Mind provides a unique, sophisticated treatment of the spontaneous and reflective dimension of human experience. The authors - argue that only by having a sense of common ground between mind in Science and mind in experience can our understanding of cognition be more complete. Toward that end, they develop a dialogue between cognitive science and Buddhist meditative psychology and situate it in relation to other traditions such as phenomenology and psychoanalysis. Francisco Varela is Director of Research at the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique and Professor of Cognitive Science and Epistemology, CREA, at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris. Evan Thompson is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. Eleanor Rosch is Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley A phenomenologically inclined cognitive scientist reflecting on the origins of cognition might reason thus: Minds awaken in a world.
