BODY ENGLISH: THE DILEMMA OF THE PHYSICAL IN THE OBJECTIFICATION OF SUBJECTIVE KNOWLEDGE STRUCTURES: THE ROLE OF THE BODY IN THINKING

Evidence is presented to show that the body plays a continuing and fundamental part in the process of thinking and the development of the knowledge used to think. The conclusion is that, if this is true, then there is a crucial part of our subjective knowledge base which cannot be represented in an...

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Published in:Journal of documentation 1990, Vol.46 (1), p.1-15
Main Author: NEILL, S.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological Factors
Cognition
Exact sciences and technology
Human Body
Information
Information and communication sciences
Information science
Information science. Documentation
Librarianship
Library and information science. General aspects
Profession
Sciences and techniques of general use
Theories
Theories, definitions and sources in information science
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Summary:Evidence is presented to show that the body plays a continuing and fundamental part in the process of thinking and the development of the knowledge used to think. The conclusion is that, if this is true, then there is a crucial part of our subjective knowledge base which cannot be represented in an objectified scheme, whether for artificial intelligence (ai) or information retrieval (ir), and therefore we cannot expect to get a computer to think as a human being thinks.
ISSN:0022-0418
1758-7379
DOI:10.1108/eb026849