Re: RE: [xmca] Human spark TV show

[Larry Purss <lpurss@shaw.ca>]

Hi everyone
I posted this thought earlier and addressed it to Mabel by accident.
I thought I had lost it to the great unknown.
So here is my question directed through Mabel's response.

----- Original Message -----
From: Mabel Encinas <liliamabel@hotmail.com>
Date: Thursday, January 21, 2010 2:04 pm
Subject: RE: [xmca] Human spark TV show
To: Larry <lpurss@shaw.ca>

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> Before saying anything... did you mean to send this note to xmca?
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> Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:06:30 -0800
> From: lpurss@shaw.ca
> Subject: Re: RE: [xmca] Human spark TV show
> To: liliamabel@hotmail.com
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> You are welcome Mabel.
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> I have a question about theoretically trying to connect the dots 
> around a theme of  "theory of mind" referred to in the 
> Human Spark and the notions of development.
> The show pointed out that chimps have awareness of their own 
> perspective and may have limited capacity to "understand" 
> anothers intentionality. However humans have the "capacity" or 
> "potential" to hold up to 5 levels or perspectives of 
> intentionality of mind.
> From a developmental perspective of "emergence" the theme that 
> this seems to point to being able to hold multiple perspectives 
> at the same time in "tension".
> Lave's notion of development as being able to take different 
> "positions" (the structured term is "roles") may be an aspect of 
> this emergence.
> Piaget's notion of de-centering may be pointing to a similar capacity.
> The development of the capacity to "reflect" or RE-cognize may 
> also be pointing in the same area.
> Bhaktin's notion of multivoicedness may be another perspective.
> G.H.Mead's and W. James social self  also seem to point to this.
> Peirce's notion of "fallibility" or holding the tension of 
> "uncertainty" may also be implicated.
> Do  others on CHAT see a biological component to this 
> capacity or the alternative is that our cultures are in such 
> tension with the modern forms of communication that out of this 
> cultural tension notions such as the above are being constructed 
> to contain and give meaning to the tension.
> What do others think?
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> Larry
> I was curious how others on CHAT
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mabel Encinas <liliamabel@hotmail.com>
> Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 11:12 pm
> Subject: RE: [xmca] Human spark TV show
> To: lpurss@shaw.ca
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> > Thank you for the reminder! I saw the other two: very good.
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> > > Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:19:56 -0800
> > > From: lpurss@shaw.ca
> > > To: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
> > > Subject: [xmca] Human spark TV show
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> > > For people on the west coast of America, the 3rd installment 
> > of "The Human Spark" is on at 8PM Pacific time.
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> > > Larry
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