This book scrutinizes the practice of sailing and its relation to
philosophy of mind. Sailing brings about a peculiar human-artifact
interaction which can lead to unexplored research paths. The idea
behind this collection is that this interaction is better
scrutinized by sailor scientists/philosophers to open up new
possible pathways in research. Fascinating theoretical
breakthroughs have been provided by observing sailing practices
with the most well-known being Hutchins’ introduction in
cognitive science of the concept of “distributed cognition.”
However, in times past, sailing has both fueled philosophical
metaphors, from Theseus’ ship to Plato’s image of the intellect
as the boatperson of the soul, and inspired philosophers’ views
(as happened to Herder during a stormy sea trip). The
ecology of sailing is highly constrained: sailboats move at the
surface between a compressible fluid and an uncompressible fluid.
Wind originates in certain specific circumstances. Only certain
sequences of actions are possible to take advantage of this
ecology. The ontology of sailing is both of the boat and of the
ocean/wind system. It highlights the fact that sailboats have been
for centuries arguably the most complex technological artifacts in
each culture that developed them, precisely because the environment
they are engaging is so peculiar and demanding - almost the precise
dual of Sapiens’ adaptive environment. This volume will appeal to
philosophers of mind, cognitive psychologists, and marine
professionals.
General
| Imprint: |
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
|
| Country of origin: |
Switzerland |
| Series: |
Studies in Brain and Mind, 19 |
| Release date: |
June 2023 |
| Firstpublished: |
2022 |
| Editors: |
Roberto Casati
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 155mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
201 |
| Edition: |
1st ed. 2022 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-3-03-089641-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
3-03-089641-2 |
| Barcode: |
9783030896416 |
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