RE: [xmca] mediational theories of mind: Suggestions requested

From: David Williamson Shaffer <dws who-is-at education.wisc.edu>
Date: Fri Aug 31 2007 - 08:19:20 PDT

That would be great--although as a native English speaker I always feel a
little awkward that people spend more time translating their work into
English than I do translating into other languages. In any event, I hope you
will post the paper to the listserv as well.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu [mailto:xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu]
> On Behalf Of Luísa Aires
> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 4:52 AM
> To: 'eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity'
> Subject: RE: [xmca] mediational theories of mind: Suggestions requested
>
> Thank you, David!
> I will try to translate the paper to English, latter.
>
> ()Luísa
>
> -----Mensagem original-----
> De: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu [mailto:xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu] Em
> nome
> de David Williamson Shaffer
> Enviada: sexta-feira, 31 de Agosto de 2007 3:56
> Para: 'eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity'
> Assunto: RE: [xmca] mediational theories of mind: Suggestions requested
>
>
> Luisa--
>
> Thank you for forwarding your paper. I could only skim the provisional
text
> (Portuguese not being a toolforthought that I have mastered, sadly), but I
> enjoyed what I was able to understand from it.
>
> Mike--
>
> If you (or others) are interested, I am also teaching a course this
semester
> on mediational means (called, not surprisingly, Tools for Thought). I is
one
> I have taught several times in the past, and I think the syllabus will
have
> some overlaps with yours--and some differences too; the term "affinity" is
> aptly chosen in your comments below! My choices of readings are surely
> idiosyncratic, but the syllabus is available online if you (or others) are
> interested.
>
> The URL is http://epistemicgames.org/tft/wp-content/syllabus/
>
> David
>
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu [mailto:xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu]
> On
> >Behalf Of Luísa Aires
> >Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 5:06 AM
> >To: mcole@weber.ucsd.edu; 'eXtended Mind, Culture,Activity'
> >Subject: RE: [xmca] mediational theories of mind: Suggestions requested
> >
> >Yes, Mike. "Toolforthoughts" is a very suitable analysis cathegory to
study
> >mediational means in digital society. Shaffer and Clintons' perspective
as
> >well as other ones have led to a revolution in my point of view about
> >thought and tools relations. I attach a provisional text, in Portuguese.
I
> >apologize Xmca--ities who don’t my language.
> >
> >Luísa Aires
> >www.aprende.com.pt
> >
> >
> >-----Mensagem original-----
> >De: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu [mailto:xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu]
> Em
> >nome
> >de Mike Cole
> >Enviada: quinta-feira, 30 de Agosto de 2007 4:57
> >Para: David Cross
> >Cc: eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
> >Assunto: Re: [xmca] mediational theories of mind: Suggestions requested
> >
> >Lots of great suggestions. Yes, I think we have agreed about the affinity
> of
> >toolforthoughts and mediational theories of mind.
> >Yes Dewey (Hickman on "Dewey's pragmatic philosophy"?? What Snowdon?
> How
> >about Understanding Media as an opener for
> >contrast?
> >mike
> >
> >> David
> >>
> >> "Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority."
> >>
> >> Sir Francis Bacon
> >>
> >>
> >> On Aug 29, 2007, at 5:12 PM, Mike Cole wrote:
> >>
> >> Dear Xmca-ites---
> >>
> >> Toward the end of the month I will begin teaching a grad course on
> >> mediational theories of mind.
> >> I would love suggestions for interesting readings.
> >> We will be looking in a sort of "mcLuhanesque" way at the affordances
of
> >> different kinds of mediators
> >> in human action/activity/mind.
> >>
> >> So, language and thought
> >> writing
> >> film
> >> music
> >> tv
> >> rituals
> >> games
> >> .........
> >>
> >> Starting with early 20th century writers of general familiarity to
> members
> >> of this list, I have been thinking about including
> >> such works as Cszikentmihalyi, "meaning of things," Turkle's recent
> >> "evocative objects," and perhaps something on mediated
> >> behavior in large groups such as "the wisdom of crowds."
> >>
> >> Any and all suggestions warmly welcomed. So much going on its hard to
> even
> >> think about how to begin to think about this
> >> upcoming fall!!
> >>
> >> mike
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