A while ago I posted a theory on our minds. Just today during fourth hour (after helping the librarians with their daily crossword puzzle), I found a book in the library called Brainscapes, by Richard Restak. It is eight years old. However, I was thumbing through the book and found that as well as being a very interesting book it quoted a certain philosopher and his theory. Here's a direct quote:
"The philosopher Immanuel Kant, although he never spoke about the brain, expressed a similar belief when he suggested that we do not experience things as they are in themselves but only as filtered through the medium of the mind-we would now say the brain. This clearly implies a direct relationship between our brain's organization and operation and what we can learn about the world and about ourselves as part of that world." (pg. 134-135)
The book also matched my theory on recursive thought. It talked about frames of mind and how the brain can think about itself. All in all, I was excited, because it was talking about many of the things I had previously considered! I think I might check it out someday. If only I had time to read for fun.
1 comment:
I hear ya! I have a big long list of books to read when I have time, which means I probably never will.
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