An eminent psychologist offers a major new theory of human cognition: movement, not language, is the foundation of thought.

An eminent psychologist offers a major new theory of human cognition: movement, not language, is the foundation of thought.

How the Body Shapes the Mind is an interdisciplinary work that addresses philosophical questions by appealing to evidence found in experimental psychology, neuroscience, studies of pathologies, and developmental psychology. There is a growing consensus across these disciplines that the contribution of embodiment to cognition is inescapable. Because this insight has been develop...(展开全部)

How the Body Shapes the Mind is an interdisciplinary work that addresses philosophical questions by appealing to evidence found in experimental psychology, neuroscience, studies of pathologies, and developmental psychology. There is a growing consensus across these disciplines that the contribution of embodiment to cognition is inescapable. Because this insight has been develop...(展开全部)

塞缪尔·早川（Samuel Hayakawa，1906—1992），日裔美籍语言学家、作家、政治家；旧金山州立大学英语教授，1968年任代理校长；1977-1983年任美国参议员。

塞缪尔·早川（Samuel Hayakawa，1906—1992），日裔美籍语言学家、作家、政治家；旧金山州立大学英语教授，1968年任代理校长；1977-1983年任美国参议员。

塞思·霍罗威茨（Seth Horowitz），任教于美国布朗大学神经科学和心理学系，开设有动物行为学、神经行为学、大脑发育学、听觉生物学和音乐思维等课程。他在人类听觉、平衡和睡眠研究方面的工作得到了美国的国家卫生研究院、国家科学基金会和国家航空航天局的资助。同时，他还是NeuroPop公司的联合创始人及首席神经科学家，致力于将基础研究应用于真实世界。

塞思·霍罗威茨（Seth Horowitz），任教于美国布朗大学神经科学和心理学系，开设有动物行为学、神经行为学、大脑发育学、听觉生物学和音乐思维等课程。他在人类听觉、平衡和睡眠研究方面的工作得到了美国的国家卫生研究院、国家科学基金会和国家航空航天局的资助。同时，他还是NeuroPop公司的联合创始人及首席神经科学家，致力于将基础研究应用于真实世界。

A revised, updated edition of S. I. Hayakawas classic work on semantics. He discusses the role of language, its many functions, and how language shapes our thinking. Introduction by Robert MacNeil; Index.

A revised, updated edition of S. I. Hayakawas classic work on semantics. He discusses the role of language, its many functions, and how language shapes our thinking. Introduction by Robert MacNeil; Index.