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George Lakoff and Mark Johnson take on the daunting task of rebuilding Western philosophy in alignment with three fundamental lessons from cognitive science: the mind is inherently embodied; thought is mostly unconscious; and abstract concepts are largely metaphorical. Why so daunting? "Cognitive science--the empirical study of the mind--calls upon us to create a new, empirically responsible philosophy, a philosophy consistent with empirical discoveries about the nature of mind", they write. "A serious appreciation of cognitive science requires us to rethink philosophy from the beginning, in a way that would put it more in touch with the reality of how we think". In other words, no Platonic forms, no Cartesian mind-body duality, no Kantian pure logic. Even Noam Chomsky's generative linguistics is revealed under scrutiny to have substantial problems.

Parts of Philosophy in the Flesh retrace the ground covered in the authors' earlier Metaphors We Live By, which revealed how we deal with abstract concepts through metaphor. (The previous sentence, for example, relies on the metaphors "Knowledge is a place" and "Knowing is seeing" to make its point.) Here they reveal the metaphorical underpinnings of basic philosophical concepts like time, causality--even morality--demonstrating how these metaphors are rooted in our embodied experiences. They re-propose philosophy as an attempt to perfect such conceptual metaphors so that we can understand how our thought processes shape our experience; they even make a tentative effort toward rescuing spirituality from the heavy blows dealt by the disproving of the disembodied mind or "soul" by re-imagining "transcendence" as "imaginative empathetic projection". Their source list is helpfully arranged by subject matter, making it easier to follow up on their citations. If you enjoyed the mental workout from Steven Pinker's How the Mind Works, Lakoff and Johnson will, to pursue the "Learning is exercise" metaphor, take you to the next level of training. --Ron Hogan -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Taschenbuch .

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George Lakoff and Mark Johnson take on the daunting task of rebuilding Western philosophy in alignment with three fundamental lessons from cognitive science: The mind is inherently embodied, thought is mostly unconscious, and abstract concepts are largely metaphorical. Why so daunting? "Cognitive science--the empirical study of the mind--calls upon us to create a new, empirically responsible philosophy, a philosophy consistent with empirical discoveries about the nature of mind," they write. "A serious appreciation of cognitive science requires us to rethink philosophy from the beginning, in a way that would put it more in touch with the reality of how we think." In other words, no Platonic forms, no Cartesian mind-body duality, no Kantian pure logic. Even Noam Chomsky's generative linguistics is revealed under scrutiny to have substantial problems.

Parts of Philosophy in the Flesh retrace the ground covered in the authors' earlier Metaphors We Live By, which revealed how we deal with abstract concepts through metaphor. (The previous sentence, for example, relies on the metaphors "Knowledge is a place" and "Knowing is seeing" to make its point.) Here they reveal the metaphorical underpinnings of basic philosophical concepts like time, causality--even morality--demonstrating how these metaphors are rooted in our embodied experiences. They repropose philosophy as an attempt to perfect such conceptual metaphors so that we can understand how our thought processes shape our experience; they even make a tentative effort toward rescuing spirituality from the heavy blows dealt by the disproving of the disembodied mind or "soul" by reimagining "transcendence" as "imaginative empathetic projection." Their source list is helpfully arranged by subject matter, making it easier to follow up on their citations. If you enjoyed the mental workout from Steven Pinker's How the Mind Works, Lakoff and Johnson will, to pursue the "Learning is exercise" metaphor, take you to the next level of training. --Ron Hogan

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Shame on them for not citing Nietzsche at least once 1. M�rz 1999

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An absolutely facinating book. If all of western philosophy is a footnote to Plato, all of modern philosopy is a footnote to Nietzsche. The reduction of all concepts to metaphor was posited by Nietzsche as an anti-foundationalist critique of the Enlightenment in general and science in particular. The authors substitute "empiricism" for "will to power" and flirt with anti-foundationalism but eventually ask science to dance in order to put a foundation under their theory.In short, a realist account of human nature that preserves that which makes us uniquely human; our capacity to symbolize.

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Excellent but neglected Wittgenstein 15. Februar 1999

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I've read, or read in, all the authors previous works with enthusiasm. This fulfills what was promised in those earlier works. My only disappointment so far (I've skipped around)was the short shrift they gave to the later Wittgenstein. What Lakoff and Johnson have in breadth, I think Wittgenstein will add much depth. As a matter of fact, I plan to use this book to organize ideas about Wittgenstein's later work. I understand why the authors may not have wished to say much about Wittgenstein, as everybody sees a different Wittgenstein: Mind and World by McDowell, Truth and Objectivity by Crispin Wright, etc. I still feel an authentic Wittgenstein can be found, and the Lakoff and Johnson will be a great help in finding him. If anyone is interested in exchanging insights, I am thirsty for conversation. (roparrl@aol.com)

Doorstop or groundbreaker? 7. Februar 1999

Tend to the latter. Amazing work, especially valuable as a foil if you are a serious rationalist and/or realist (with small 'r's).

The authors take a fairly reasonable realist stance, and try to retain as much reasonable rationalism as possible and consistent with the book's proposed findings; but they do seriously challenge major aspects of r & r, as these have commonly been understood - although one *sometimes* feels they are clutching at straw men!

The publisher's blurb pretty much describes it accurately. This work could have an impact on all areas of your thought, *everything* might have to be re-jigged to a greater or lesser extent once you decide to take this stuff seriously.

BTW, has anybody thought of analogies between this work and Douglas Hofstadter's recent work? Dennett might be another healthy cross-fertilisation.

Another nail in Plato's coffin

Lakoff and Johnson's book "Philosophy in the Flesh" adds the voice of cognitive linguistics to the growing chorus of voices from science of mind that have informed philosophers:... Lesen Sie weiter...

Ver�ffentlicht am 1. Juli 2000 von John W. Schmidt

Good follow-up -- Be sure to read ''Metaphors We Live By''

Good Elaboration and Verification -- Be sure to read ''Metaphors We Live By''

I am reviewing this book together with ''Metaphors We Live By'', since ''Philosophy in the Flesh''... Lesen Sie weiter...

Ver�ffentlicht am 4. Januar 2000 von Jake Sapiens

Equally painful and pleasurable

Some of the comments have been unkind on this book, and this is in part correct. The sheer breadth of what they attempt to do - a reconceptualising of philosophy through the body -... Lesen Sie weiter...

Ver�ffentlicht am 25. Juli 1999 von Marco Polo Mint

Lakoff and Johnson gone too far

Unlike the one reader below (from Oregon and other places) who posted repeatedly about the "problem" with this book, i.e. Lesen Sie weiter...

Am 22. Juli 1999 ver�ffentlicht

Warmed over reifications of "science" &...

These guys should get a little help from an expert like Noam Chomsky who could set them straight. What a boring, uniformed attempt to "appear"scholarly. Lesen Sie weiter...

Am 6. Juli 1999 ver�ffentlicht

A clear synopsis of nearly twenty years worth of research.

Having followed the authors' work for over ten years, I was pleased to see Lakoff and Johnson come around once again to tackle the philosophical implications their research... Lesen Sie weiter...

Am 19. Juni 1999 ver�ffentlicht

An adventerous journey in the world of imagination

The book is very well written and it presents the topic in extreme clarity with only one problem; it doesn't relate what it says to reality. Lesen Sie weiter...

Am 13. Juni 1999 ver�ffentlicht

A displeasure to read!!

This book was abhorrent to my philosophical sensibilties!! I found it narrow-minded and boring. Johnson seems bent on interpreting all of philosophy according to his lame,... Lesen Sie weiter...

Am 6. Juni 1999 ver�ffentlicht

Simplistic and over-burdened by reification of Science

Johnson's attempt to "turn philosophy on its face" is little more than the return of a very old argument, only now with the benefit of new discoveries in... Lesen Sie weiter...

Am 31. Mai 1999 ver�ffentlicht

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