The Poetics of Mind

Authors: Raymond W. Gibbs, Jr, Raymond W. Gibbs, Jr. Gibbs

Key Ideas

1. The book explores the role of imagination and creativity in human cognition and language processing. It argues that these cognitive processes are shaped by cultural and linguistic conventions, as well as individual experiences.

2. The Poetics of Mind examines the poetic use of language and how it connects to our everyday understanding and expression of emotions, thoughts, and experiences.

3. The author emphasizes the importance of metaphor in cognition and language, arguing that we use metaphorical thinking to structure and make sense of abstract concepts.

4. Gibbs suggests that our unde....
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Quiz

1. What is one key idea discussed in The Poetics of Mind?

The role of imagination in human cognition.

The history of poetry.

The origin of language.

The structure of the brain.

2. According to the author, how does metaphor shape our understanding of abstract concepts?

It has no influence on abstract concepts.

It provides a concrete and literal interpretation of abstract concepts.

It structures and makes sense of abstract concepts.

It only applies to language and not cognition.

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