Category: Mental Aspects
How does our mind work(modes)? How is the mind related to the brain(neuro)? Is a person’s mind unique to them (learning)? In what way are all brains and minds alike (culture)?
The four main areas of thinking that I write about. The links below focus the scope.
Thought Modes
Neuroscience
Learning
Culture
Reasoning by Analogy
Reasoning by analogy allows the arguer to skip details by starting at a higher level of abstraction.
Bicycles and Probability Theory Share a Secret
Secret logic does not reveal all consequences embedded in its premises.
Natural Social Groups
In the ‘out group’, we interpret their behaviors sternly. If their choices are poor, it’s because they are lacking in a needed personality strength.
Implicit Learning
Implicit learning is important, but the only thing we can control is our conscious decisions.
Book Appreciation The Language of Thought
Since I write about thinking, a review on Jerry Fodor’s The Language of Thought 1975 classic was a necessary research step. Jerry Fodor had a…
Emergence: Mind from Brain
Almost Gate. Two things, almost the same, get treated as the same.
A Person Meets Society
Culture is the collection of fossilized behavioral solutions of our cultural ancestors that we have adopted. They support the continuation of society.