For investigations of non-verbal thinking in on-line "Scientific American" is a good resource such as this funny one: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=origin-of-the-mind And this: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=speaking-in-tones-jul10 I believe should know to expect art to evoke a largely pre-verbal emotional, psychological, or physical response. But then, photographers are great fans of visual puns - "the lowest form of humor"! AZ LOOKAROUND - Since 1978 Build a 120/35mm Lookaround! The Lookaround E-Book FREE COPY http://www.panoramacamera.us > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [SPAM] Re: Photography as thought without words > From: David Dyer-Bennet <dd-b@xxxxxxxx> > Date: Sun, August 08, 2010 10:12 pm > To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > On 07-Aug-10 18:08, Kim Mosley wrote: > > Isn't photography (and all non-verbal art) thought without words? > > I don't see that it partakes of any of the aspects that characterize > thought. But it seems likely that no two of us have the same definition > of "thought", or that any of us has any really precise definition of it. > I think the real problem is that it's a high-level philosophical > concept rather than an actual scientific concept. > > -- > David Dyer-Bennet, dd-b@xxxxxxxx; http://dd-b.net/ > Snapshots: http://dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/data/ > Photos: http://dd-b.net/photography/gallery/ > Dragaera: http://dragaera.info
