Book contents
- Working Wonders
- Working Wonders
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Author’s Note
- Introduction
- Part I Those Who Made the Impossible Happen
- Part II Entrenching and Defending the Fortress
- Part III Opening the Mind
- Part IV Do-It-Yourself Tips
- Chapter 18 Precondition One
- Chapter 19 Forest for the Trees
- Chapter 20 The Opening Value of Allegories, Metaphors, and Paradoxes
- Chapter 21 Games and Simulations
- Chapter 22 Joy and Dancing
- Chapter 23 A Flexible Body Opens the Mind
- Chapter 24 Imagination as a Key to the Impossible
- Chapter 25 Summary
- Chapter 26 Précis
- Appendix: Measuring Possibilitivity
- References
- Index
Chapter 23 - A Flexible Body Opens the Mind
from Part IV - Do-It-Yourself Tips
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 July 2019
- Working Wonders
- Working Wonders
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Author’s Note
- Introduction
- Part I Those Who Made the Impossible Happen
- Part II Entrenching and Defending the Fortress
- Part III Opening the Mind
- Part IV Do-It-Yourself Tips
- Chapter 18 Precondition One
- Chapter 19 Forest for the Trees
- Chapter 20 The Opening Value of Allegories, Metaphors, and Paradoxes
- Chapter 21 Games and Simulations
- Chapter 22 Joy and Dancing
- Chapter 23 A Flexible Body Opens the Mind
- Chapter 24 Imagination as a Key to the Impossible
- Chapter 25 Summary
- Chapter 26 Précis
- Appendix: Measuring Possibilitivity
- References
- Index
Summary
Mind–body dualism is one of the oldest human concepts. Coined by Plato, continued by Aristotle, and invigorated by Descartes, it’s been upheld throughout the twentieth century by many philosophers.
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- Working WondersHow to Make the Impossible Happen, pp. 114Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019