| Title |
Conversing as Metaphor of Human Thinking: Is Mind like a Conversation?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, April 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/s12124-018-9424-z |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Christine Sorsana, Alain Trognon |
| Abstract |
How can researchers shape their ideas so that they understand the mind better? This theoretical paper discusses the merits of the conversation metaphor as a means of analyzing the human mind. We will develop arguments concerning conversation as i) a situated and distributed activity, ii) a "product" in perpetual construction, and iii) the amount of credence and belief we afford it. Finally, we will advocate for metaphorical tools that promote a more dynamic conceptualization of human thinking. |
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| United Kingdom | 2 | 29% |
| Belgium | 1 | 14% |
| Slovakia | 1 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |
| Brazil | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 1 | 14% |
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| Members of the public | 6 | 86% |
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| Unknown | 3 | 100% |
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| Researcher | 1 | 33% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
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| Psychology | 1 | 33% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
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