Delving into the intersections between artistic images and philosophical knowledge in Europe from the late sixteenth to the early eighteenth centuries, The Art of Philosophy shows that the making and study of visual art functioned as important methods of philosophical thinking and instruction.
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Visual representation has been shown to encourage constructive strategies. Inventing representations (including drawings) acts as preparation for future learning. The growing interest in drawing reflects new understandings of science as a multimodal discursive practice, as well as mounting evidence for its value in supporting quality learning.
Continue ReadingVisual Thought: Advances in Consciousness Research
The volume is a result of an interdisciplinary research project on form analysis and visual perception by a group in Cognitive Science. The group worked on very origins of conscious qualitative states as a major aspect of information theory.
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