Some thoughts on embodiment and learning — from 2005, but I think I still like what I was trying to say.

1. What is Embodiment?
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2. Embodiment
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3. Embodiment
naive definition: "possessing and acing through a physical
manifestation in the world" (Dourish, p. 100)
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4. Embodiment
naive definition: "possessing and acing through a physical
manifestation in the world" (Dourish, p. 100)
elaborate definition: "Embodied phenomena are those
that by their very nature occur in real time and real
space" (Dourish, p. 101)
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5. WordNet
incarnate
The noun "embodiment" has 3 senses in WordNet.
1. embodiment, incarnation, avatar -- (a new personification of a
familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of
evil"; "the very avatar of cunning")
2. shape, embodiment -- (a concrete representation of an
otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of
his concept of life")
3. embodiment -- (giving concrete form to an abstract concept)
incarnation
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6. WordNet personified
incarnate
The noun "embodiment" has 3 senses in WordNet.
1. embodiment, incarnation, avatar -- (a new personification of a
familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of
evil"; "the very avatar of cunning")
2. shape, embodiment -- (a concrete representation of an
otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of
his concept of life")
3. embodiment -- (giving concrete form to an abstract concept)
personification
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7. WordNet personified
incarnate concrete
The noun "embodiment" has 3 senses in WordNet.
1. embodiment, incarnation, avatar -- (a new personification of a
familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of
evil"; "the very avatar of cunning")
2. shape, embodiment -- (a concrete representation of an
otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of
his concept of life")
3. embodiment -- (giving concrete form to an abstract concept)
concrete form
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8. WordNet personified
incarnate concrete
The noun "embodiment" has 3 senses in WordNet.
1. embodiment, incarnation, avatar -- (a new personification of a
familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of
evil"; "the very avatar of cunning")
2. shape, embodiment -- (a concrete representation of an
otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of
his concept of life")
3. embodiment -- (giving concrete form to an abstract concept)
like “embodiment”?
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9. WordNet personified bodily
incarnate concrete
The noun "incarnation" has 4 senses in WordNet.
1. embodiment, incarnation, avatar -- (a new personification of a
familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of
evil"; "the very avatar of cunning")
2. Incarnation -- ((Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union
of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ)
3. incarnation -- (time passed in a particular bodily form; "he
believes that his life will be better in his next incarnation")
4. personification, incarnation -- (the act of attributing human
characteristics to abstract ideas etc.)
bodily
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10. WordNet personified bodily
incarnate concrete human-like
The noun "incarnation" has 4 senses in WordNet.
1. embodiment, incarnation, avatar -- (a new personification of a
familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of
evil"; "the very avatar of cunning")
2. Incarnation -- ((Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union
of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ)
3. incarnation -- (time passed in a particular bodily form; "he
believes that his life will be better in his next incarnation")
4. personification, incarnation -- (the act of attributing human
characteristics to abstract ideas etc.)
human characteristics
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11. WordNet personified bodily perceivable
incarnate concrete human-like
The adjective "concrete" has 2 senses in WordNet.
1. concrete (vs. abstract) -- (capable of being perceived by the
senses; not abstract or imaginary; "concrete objects such as
trees")
2. concrete -- (formed by the coalescence of particles)
capable of being
perceived by the
senses
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12. WordNet personified bodily perceivable
incarnate concrete human-like substantial
The verb "embody" has 3 senses in WordNet.
1. incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiate -- (represent in
bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the
system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist")
2. embody, be, personify -- (represent, as of a character on stage;
"Derek Jacobi was Hamlet")
3. embody -- (represent or express something abstract in tangible
form; "This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic
period")
substantial
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13. WordNet personified bodily perceivable personified
incarnate concrete human-like substantial
The verb "embody" has 3 senses in WordNet.
1. incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiate -- (represent in
bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the
system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist")
2. embody, be, personify -- (represent, as of a character on stage;
"Derek Jacobi was Hamlet")
3. embody -- (represent or express something abstract in tangible
form; "This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic
period")
personify
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14. WordNet personified bodily perceivable personified
incarnate concrete human-like substantial tangible
The verb "embody" has 3 senses in WordNet.
1. incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiate -- (represent in
bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the
system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist")
2. embody, be, personify -- (represent, as of a character on stage;
"Derek Jacobi was Hamlet")
3. embody -- (represent or express something abstract in tangible
form; "This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic
period")
tangible form
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15. WordNet personified bodily perceivable personified corporal
incarnate concrete human-like substantial tangible
The adjective "embodied" has 2 senses in WordNet.
1. embodied -- (expressed by; "the idea embodied in the text")
2. bodied, corporal, corporate, embodied, incarnate -- (possessing
or existing in bodily form; "what seemed corporal melted as
breath into the wind"- Shakespeare; "an incarnate spirit";
"`corporate' is an archaic term")
corporal
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16. WordNet personified bodily perceivable personified corporal
incarnate concrete human-like substantial tangible
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17. WordNet personified bodily perceivable personified corporal
incarnate concrete human-like substantial tangible
personified
corporal
bodily
perceived by the senses
tangible
concrete form
incarnate
human characteristics
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18. WordNet personified bodily perceivable personified corporal
incarnate concrete human-like substantial tangible
Embodiment
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19. WordNet personified bodily perceivable personified corporal
incarnate concrete human-like substantial tangible
Embodiment
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20. WordNet personified bodily perceivable personified corporal
incarnate concrete human-like substantial tangible
Embodiment
o
d
i
b
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21. WordNet personified bodily perceivable personified corporal
incarnate concrete human-like substantial tangible
Embodiment
o
d
i
b
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22. WordNet personified bodily perceivable personified corporal
incarnate concrete human-like substantial tangible
Embodiment
"One sees the environment not just
with the eyes, but with the eyes in the o
d
i
head on the shoulders of a body that b
gets about" (Gibson 1979: 222)
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23. My definition:
What is Embodiment?
Embodiment
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24. My definition:
What is Embodiment?
Embodiment
the shift of a concept
from the abstract
to the concrete
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25. My definition:
Embodiment
for something to be embodied,
it must be perceptible by the body, or
related to something that the mind has
understood through bodily experience.
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26. My definition:
Embodiment
for something to be embodied,
it must be perceptible by the body, or
related to something that the mind has
understood through bodily experience.
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27. My definition:
Embodiment
bad representation
for something to be embodied,
it must be perceptible by the body, or
related to something that the mind has
understood through bodily experience.
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28. Wikipedia
Philosophy of embodiment:
In essence embodiment as an idea binds two worlds of
substance and spirit, a duality long perceived through notables
like Descartes. The core idea looks to find the biological
substrate not as a vessel, but as the being itself. The mind and
spirit are not a sublimation of the biology, but are a method of
its workings. Thus body and mind are fused into a single being -
the only distinction between matter and person being the way
of observing the being.
- from Wikipedia
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29. Wikipedia
Philosophy of embodiment:
In essence embodiment as an idea binds two worlds of
substance and spirit, a duality long perceived through notables
like Descartes. The core idea looks to find the biological
substrate not as a vessel, but as the being itself. The mind and
spirit are not a sublimation of the biology, but are a method of
its workings. Thus body and mind are fused into a single being -
the only distinction between matter and person being the way
of observing the being.
- from Wikipedia
body and mind are fused
into a single being
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30. What is a mind?
A mind is an aggregate of interacting parts or components.
- Gregory Bateson
The debate about the nature of the mind is relevant to the
development of artificial intelligence. If the mind is indeed a thing
separate from or higher than the functioning of the brain, then
presumably it will not be possible for any machine, no matter how
sophisticated, to duplicate it. If on the other hand the mind is no more
than the aggregated functions of the brain, then it will be possible, at
mind
least in theory, to create a machine with a mind.
- from Wikipedia
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31. WordNet
Mind
mind
The noun "mind" has 7 senses in WordNet.
1. mind, head, brain, psyche, nous -- (that which is responsible for
one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his
mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head")
2. mind -- (recall or remembrance; "it came to mind")
3. judgment, judgement, mind -- (an opinion formed by judging
something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she
changed her mind")
4. thinker, creative thinker, mind -- (an important intellectual; "the
great minds of the 17th century")
5. mind -- (attention; "don't pay him any mind")
6. mind, idea -- (your intention; what you intend to do; "he had in
mind to see his old teacher"; "the idea of the game is to capture
all the pieces")
7. mind, intellect -- (knowledge and intellectual ability; "he reads to
improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect")
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32. WordNet
Mind
intelligence mind
The noun "intelligence" has 5 senses in WordNet.
1. intelligence -- (the ability to comprehend; to understand and
profit from experience.)
2. intelligence, intelligence service, intelligence agency -- (a unit
responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an
enemy)
3. intelligence, intelligence information -- (secret information about
an enemy (or potential enemy); "we sent out planes to gather
intelligence on their radar coverage")
4. news, intelligence, tidings, word -- (new information about
specific and timely events; "they awaited news of the outcome")
5. intelligence, intelligence activity, intelligence operation -- (the
operation of gathering information about an enemy)
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33. WordNet
Mind
intelligence
experience
The noun "experience" has 3 senses in WordNet.
mind
1. experience -- (the accumulation of knowledge or skill that
results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of
experience"; "experience is the best teacher")
2. experience -- (the content of direct observation or
participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he
recalled the experience vividly")
3. experience -- (an event as apprehended; "a surprising
experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our
attention")
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34. WordNet
Mind
intelligence
experience
The noun "experience" has 3 senses in WordNet.
mind
1. experience -- (the accumulation of knowledge or skill that
results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of
experience"; "experience is the best teacher")
2. experience -- (the content of direct observation or
participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he
recalled the experience vividly")
3. experience -- (an event as apprehended; "a surprising
experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our
attention")
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35. WordNet
Mind
intelligence
experience
knowledge
The noun "knowledge" has 1 sense in WordNet.
mind
1. cognition, knowledge, noesis -- (the psychological result of
perception and learning and reasoning)
perception
learning
reasoning
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36. WordNet
Mind
intelligence
experience
knowledge
perception
The noun "perception" has 5 senses in WordNet.
mind
1.percept, perception, perceptual experience -- (the representation
of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a
concept)
2. perception -- (a way of conceiving something; "Luther had a new
perception of the Bible")
3. perception -- (the process of perceiving)
4. perception -- (knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired
for the depth of his perception")
5. sensing, perception -- (becoming aware of something via the
senses)
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37. WordNet
Mind
intelligence
experience
knowledge
perception
The noun "perception" has 5 senses in WordNet.
mind
1.percept, perception, perceptual experience -- (the representation
of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a
concept)
2. perception -- (a way of conceiving something; "Luther had a new
perception of the Bible")
3. perception -- (the process of perceiving)
4. perception -- (knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired
for the depth of his perception")
5. sensing, perception -- (becoming aware of something via the
senses)
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38. WordNet
Mind
intelligence
experience
knowledge
perception
learning
The noun "learning" has 2 senses in WordNet.
mind
1. learning, acquisition -- (the cognitive process of acquiring skill or
knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language")
2. eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship,
encyclopedism, encyclopaedism -- (profound scholarly
knowledge)
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39. WordNet
Mind
intelligence
experience
knowledge
perception
learning
The noun "learning" has 2 senses in WordNet.
mind
1. learning, acquisition -- (the cognitive process of acquiring skill or
knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language")
2. eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship,
encyclopedism, encyclopaedism -- (profound scholarly
knowledge)
cognitive process of acquiring
skill or knowledge
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40. WordNet
Mind
intelligence
experience
knowledge
perception
learning
The noun "reasoning" has 1 sense in WordNet.
reasoning
mind
1. reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought -- (thinking that is
coherent and logical)
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41. WordNet
brain
The noun "brain" has 5 senses in WordNet.
brain
1. brain, encephalon -- (that part of the central nervous system
that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the
skull; continuous with the spinal cord)
2. brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit
-- (mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common
sense")
3. mind, head, brain, psyche, nous -- (that which is responsible for
one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his
mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head")
4. genius, mastermind, brain, Einstein -- (someone who has
exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child
genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein")
5. brain -- (the brain of certain animals used as meat)
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42. My definition:
Is Embodiment a human thing?
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43. My definition:
Is Embodiment a human thing?
not necessarily...
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44. My definition:
Is Embodiment a human thing?
not necessarily...
yet.
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45. Knowledge does not take a direct route to the brain
(the psychological result
of perception and learning
and reasoning)
!
knowledge brain
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46. Knowledge does not take a direct route to the brain
(the psychological result
of perception and learning
and reasoning)
!
knowledge brain
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47. Knowledge is:
a) sensed through the body (sensing)
b) stored as experience (learning/acquisition)
c) derived from our sensed experiences (reasoning)
!
= +
knowledge brain
body
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48. Knowledge is:
a) sensed through the body (sensing)
b) stored as experience (learning/acquisition)
c) derived from our sensed experiences (reasoning)
bad representation
!
= +
knowledge brain
body
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49. “Thus body and mind are fused into a single being”
- from Wikipedia
+ =
mind
body being
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50. “Thus body and mind are fused into a single being”
- from Wikipedia
bad representation
+ =
mind
body being
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51. bra i n mind
“Thus body and mind are fused into a single being”
+ =
brain
body mind
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52. Not the Mind.
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53. The Mind.
being
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54. Knowledge is:
a) sensed through the body (sensing)
b) stored as experience (learning/acquisition)
c) derived from our sensed experiences (reasoning)
perceptions
!
knowledge
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55. Social Constructivism adds
a) sensed through the body
b) stored as experience
c) derived from our sensed experiences
d) derived from others’ experiences through
stories, schooling, etc.
perceptions
!
society knowledge
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56. and s
being o c ie t
y
bra i n mind
“Thus body and mind are fused into a single being”
v v
+ = mind
society
being
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57. Not the Mind.
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58. The Mind.
(writ large)
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59. How knowledge gets to the being
being
archived
the World knowledge tools
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society

60. How knowledge gets to the being
direct
being
archived
the World knowledge tools
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society

61. How knowledge gets to the being
being
social
archived
the World knowledge tools
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society

62. How knowledge gets to the being
socially
mediated
being
archived
the World knowledge tools
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society

63. How knowledge gets to the being
the World the World society being
being
archived
the World society knowledge being
the World tools being
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64. How knowledge gets to the being
strongest
the World the World society being
being
archived
the World society knowledge being
the World tools being
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65. How knowledge gets to the being
strongest
the World the World society being
being
strong
archived
the World society knowledge being
the World tools being
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66. How knowledge gets to the being
strongest weak
the World the World society being
being
strong
archived
the World society knowledge being
the World tools being
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67. How knowledge gets to the being
strongest weak
the World the World society being
being
strong weakest
archived
the World society knowledge being
the World tools being
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68. How knowledge gets to the being
strongest weak
the World the World society being
being
strong weakest
archived
the World society knowledge being
the World tools being
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69. How knowledge gets to the being
direct indirect
strongest weak
the World the World society being
being
strong weakest
archived
the World society knowledge being
the World tools being
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70. How knowledge gets to the being
direct indirect
strongest weak
the World the World society being
being
strong weakest
archived
the World society knowledge being
the World tools being
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71. Levels of possible embodiment?
archived
the World society knowledge being
the World tools being the World society being
the World
being
more less
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72. Levels of possible embodiment?
archived
the World society knowledge being
the World tools being the World society being
the World
being
more less
Gee's (2004) perceptual proximity
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73. Not the Mind.
archived
knowledge tools
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74. The Mind.
being
tools archived
the World knowledge
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75. The Mind. The Being.
being
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76. within the being
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77. Three levels of
Information
Processing
in humans.
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being

78. Three levels of
Information
Processing
in humans.
1. Unconscious
2. Embodied
3. Languaged
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being

79. Three levels of
Information Subconscious
Processing
in humans.
Embodied
Conscious
being
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80. Three levels of
Information Subconscious
Processing
in humans.
Embodied
Languaged
Conscious
being
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81. Data in World
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82. Data in World
subconscious conscious
knowledge in being
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83. Data in World
subconscious conscious
knowledge in being
directly
embodied
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84. Data in World
subconscious conscious
knowledge in being
directly
embodied
social
knowledge
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85. Data in World
subconscious conscious
knowledge in being
directly
embodied
metaphorically
embodied
social
knowledge
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86. Data in World
subconscious conscious
knowledge in being
directly
embodied
reasoned
metaphorically
embodied
social
knowledge
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87. Data in World
subconscious conscious
knowledge in being
directly
embodied
reasoned
metaphorically
embodied
taught
knowledge social
knowledge
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88. Data in World
subconscious conscious
knowledge in being
directly
embodied
reasoned
metaphorically
embodied
taught
knowledge social
knowledge
Languaged
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89. Subconscious Embodied Languaged
solid, heavy, crisp, red,
sweet, juicy, worms,
mealy, apple fight,
orchard visit, pie,
school, doctor away,
Eve, Aphrodite,
Newton, computers,
etc.
past apple
past apple sensory past apple
perceptions and
experiences stories
patterns
11 million bits something in 50 bits per
per second between? second
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90. Subconscious Embodied Languaged
3-dimensions,
colors, shapes, circle/sphere,
sensed
textures, cone, pyramid,
experiences,
reflections, etc. etc.
patterns
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91. ©2005 -johnmartin

92. There's a lot more thinking that
needs to go into this before it makes
a lot of sense to most people.
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93. There's a lot more thinking that
needs to go into this before it makes
a lot of sense to most people.
Languaged thinking fails me, so I've
been trying to expand the ways I can
communicate these ideas.
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94. to be continued...
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