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Suspended Animation: Thinking and Animality in Neurocultural Selfhood.
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- Author(s): Mackenzie, Adrian1 (AUTHOR)
- Source:
South Atlantic Quarterly. Winter2008, Vol. 107 Issue 1, p145-163. 19p.
- Additional Information
- Subject Terms:
Thought & thinking;
Human beings;
Human behavior;
Animal behavior;
Open: Man & Animal, The (Book);
Agamben, Giorgio, 1942-;
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Book);
Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963-;
Mind Wide Open: Why You Are What You Think (Book);
Johnson, Steven, 1968-;
Neuropolitics: Thinking, Culture, Speed (Book);
Connolly, William E. - Abstract:
This essay focuses on the animal aspects of human beings. It discusses the neurological responses which are triggered in humans as well as animals. The literature discussed includes "The Open: Man and Animal" by Giorgio Agamben, "Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking" by Malcolm Gladwell, "Mind Wide Open: Why You Are What You Think" by Steven Johnson and "Neuropolitics: Thinking, Culture, Speed" by William E. Connolly. The philosophy of thinking and cognition is explored and the role of everyday activities in human entity is also discussed.
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