tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post5129593605747595277..comments2020-08-01T22:28:50.016-06:00Comments on Proactive Progressive Populism: Cultural origins of human cognitionEdward Bergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-12876060682221912822012-04-18T04:44:16.455-06:002012-04-18T04:44:16.455-06:00Lakoff & Johnson make clear (as well as Tomase...Lakoff & Johnson make clear (as well as Tomasello and others) that while we share basic perception with animals, nevertheless once humans become acculturated we never return to such a pristine perception. Such a pristine return to an "Origin" is inherent to the mystical traditions.Edward Bergehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864657929019204993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621529782651296685.post-30992586008344791922012-04-17T22:30:32.019-06:002012-04-17T22:30:32.019-06:00"Not to mention that the alleged non-linguist..."Not to mention that the alleged non-linguistic direct perception is in fact a cultural production-interpretation."<br /><br />??? Perception is prior to conception. How do we know? Two ways: direct sensations (e.g. pain) and the fact that animals without the capacity for conceptualization/symbolic mediation seem to perceive. I'm with Husserl and Merleau-Ponty on this...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718138217801350798noreply@blogger.com