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Thinking: Thinking is a cognitive process that involves mental activities such as reasoning, problem solving, decision making, imagination and conceptualization. These operations enable individuals to process information, make sense of their experiences and interact with the world around them._____________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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Neil Postman on Thinking - Dictionary of Arguments
KellyI 2809 Thinking/Innovation/Postman/Kelly: Postman calls it Frankenstein's syndrome when we find out, "after a new machine has been built - always to our surprise - that it has its own ideas; that it is not only able to change our habits, but also (...) our habits of thought."(1) >Change, >Thinking, >World/Thinking, >Discoveries, >Progress, cf. >Artificial Intelligence. 1. Kevin Kelly, What Technology Wants, New York, 2011 I 2809 2. Neil Postman. (1994) The Disappearance of Childhood. New York: Vintage Books, p. 24._____________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. |
SocPost I Neil Postman The Disappearance of Childhood New York 1994 |