{"product_id":"culture-and-human-thought-9781476690742","title":"Culture and Human Thought","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Individuals often view culture as activities beyond their interests, associating the concept with exclusivity or high art. To be cultured is often synonymous with engaging in physical expressions of art, like opera, a classical music concert, a museum exhibit or a theater performance. While culture does indeed extend to all these things, it is the internal processes of memory, language, imagination and thought that frequently have more significance than any real-world activity. Culture is day-to-day life, ideas, identity and perception.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This book investigates the ways in which thought and belief have inspired collective human endeavors and traditions. It brings the act of thinking into focus, outlining its effect on civic development while exploring the history of cultural epistemology. Spanning time periods and geographic regions, chapters derive new meaning from the connections between thought, belief, tradition and the cultures they create. They explore how active thi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction to Thinking and Culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne. Thinking About Culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWays of Thinking, Feeling and Acting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInescapable Community Stories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo. Creativity as Cultural Expression\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSymbols Disclose a Characteristic of Truth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree. Culture as the Spirit of Humanity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeologies of Particular Importance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour. In Search of Cultural Reality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Timely Existence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive. Truth Is More Than a Way of Thinking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpressions as Truth and Untruth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix. Ways of Cultural Recollection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecollection as Social Orientation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeven. The Critical Nature of Culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Universality of Ethics Thinking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEight. Knowledge and Cultural Thinking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding, Logic and Expression\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNine. Cultural Spaces and Social Inclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSustaining Cultural Ways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTen. The Idea of Cultural Identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Perceived Transformation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLost Identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515849445719,"sku":"9781476690742","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476690742.jpg?v=1745428068","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/culture-and-human-thought-9781476690742","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}