Release date: Jun 01, 2021
Win an advance reading copy of DRUNK . One of those rare, enthralling books that is as entertaining as it is enlightening. (Daniel E. Lieberman) Win an advance reading copy of DRUNK . One of those rare, enthralling books that is as entertaining as it is enlightening. (Daniel E. Lieberman) .more
A deep dive into the alcohol-soaked origins of civilizationâand the evolutionary roots of humanityâs appetite for intoxication. One of those rare, en
A deep dive into the alcohol-soaked origins of civilizationâand the evolutionary roots of humanityâs appetite for intoxication. One of those rare, enthralling books that is as entertaining as it is enlightening. (Daniel E. Lieberman, author ofÂ
Department of Philosophy of Cognition, Institute of Cognitive Science, Osnabrück University, Osnabrück, Germany
Situated approaches to affectivity overcome an outdated individualistic perspective on emotions by emphasizing the role embodiment and environment play in affective dynamics. Yet, accounts which provide the conceptual toolbox for analyses in the philosophy of emotions do not go far enough. Their focus falls (a) on the present situation, abstracting from the broader historico-cultural context, and (b) on adopting a largely functionalist approach by conceiving of emotions and the environment as resources to be regulated or scaffolds to be used. In this paper, I argue that we need to
25/02/2021
The first online workshop for the Physics in Action took place recently. Teachers from schools in Dublin, Balbriggan, Navan and Mullingar participated in this hands-on, interactive workshop that explored inquiry-based and embodied cognition approaches to teaching and learning Science.
The aim of the Physics in Action Project is to make teaching and learning in Physics an active,
engaging and enjoyable experience, through the use of embodied cognition approaches. Over the
course of this year-long project, teachers, students and parents alike will be provided with
opportunities to engage with a range of inquiry-based and embodied cognition approaches to
learning Physics. Embodied Cognition is the idea that not only are our minds connected to our