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Change: In philosophy, change consists in the alternation of properties of an object in time. See also process, flux, motion, spacetime, four-dimensionalism, mapping, representation, identity, temporal identity, identification, change of meaning._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Chris Frith on Change - Dictionary of Arguments
I 54 Change blindness/Rensink/Frith: a changed detail attracts our attention only by chance. >Motion, >Attentiveness, >Prediction, >Randomness. I 56 Brain: the brain knows that the scene as a whole is not blurred (even if the eye is only fixed on a small section). >Brain, >Brain states, >Brain/Frith. Experience/Frith: thesis: therefore, our experience of a detailed visual world is rather an experience of different possibilities than what is already represented in our brain. >Experience. Change/change blindness/brain/consciousness/Frith: is it possible for the brain to know about the change, even if consciousness does not know? >Consciousness, >Knowledge, >Self-consciousness, >Awareness, >Sensory impressions/Frith._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Frith I Chris Frith Making up the Mind: How the Brain Creates Our Mental World, Hoboken/NJ 2007 German Edition: Wie unser Gehirn die Welt erschafft Heidelberg 2013 |