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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hi David,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>The paper on eroding the boundaries
of cognition is very interesting. Can we discuss in more detail at some point?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Embodied cognition through behaviour,
body and environmental synergies are posteriori. It has been noted since the
40s that environments play the greatest role for learning and that all people
are capable of living a good life subject to appropriate stimulation. I reject
the notion completely that children have innate ‘g’. I would like
to explore cognition away from localisation, externally, within groups, as
opposed to within a closed system.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>It is noted in the article that
motor systems are linked to language. This chimes with contemporary neuroscience
in which the whole brain is involved with language production and understanding
(I will dig out references if we are to explore in more detail). This knowledge
extends to the ‘100’ languages of learning Michael Fielding talks
about which are used in the Italian school, Reggio Emilia. <br>
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I would challenge the notion that social interaction is not proscribed a priori
through exploration, beyond science that is. As a Christian, I often try to
think beyond knowledge. In other words, I try to think about the concept of
consciousness, to ask the question: what is language? What is language at its
lowest possible mathematical level? We can’t as yet answer this question.
I think for me, at this moment in time, it’s about breaking down human interaction
into its constituent parts, how we interact with each other. The latter, like
the brain, is malleable and, for some, spiritual. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>There are more connections in
the human brain than there are stars in the universe. According to Carl Sagan
(1977), problems and solutions for humanity lie within the extra-evolution of
the human brain. Breaking down human interaction into constituent parts could
help to reduce the effects of <em><span style='font-style:normal'>hierarchical</span></em>
systems. Just an idea! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Alan <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From:</b> David McAleavey
<<a href="mailto:davidmcaleavey@virginmedia.com">davidmcaleavey@virginmedia.com</a>><br>
<b>Date:</b> 22 September 2012 21:10:28 BST<br>
<b>To:</b> ssc <<a href="mailto:ssc@lists.aktivix.org">ssc@lists.aktivix.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>[SSC] 22.09.2012 Meeting. The chair offers a text about
thinking about decision making.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks again to all of you who contributed at today's
meeting.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I would like to share a text with you (especially section 3:
<em>Breaking down boundaries between animals</em>). <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I hope it's relevance will be obvious to those of you who
attended today... if it isn't ( and I know that I have an uncommonly divergent
cognitive style - what seems 'obvious' to me may well be obscure/bizarre to
others), apologies, and let's talk about it over a coffee at Angel on Tuesday 2
October.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Respectfully yours,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>David<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>No
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