Aphantasia, the inability to form mental images, poses a serious challenge to an influential theory of abstract thought in the history of philosophy. The study by researchers at the University of ...

Theory: The dreads and dangers of abstract thinking are a big reason why we now all like to stay so busy and bombarded with stimuli all the time. Abstract thinking tends most often to strike during ...

“I THINK therefore I am,” said Descartes. Perhaps he should have added: “I act, therefore I think.” Our ability to think has long been considered central to what makes us human. Now research suggests ...

Note that this author, Dr. Ann Olson, has published a book entitled Illuminating Schizophrenia: Insights into the Uncommon Mind. This book is available for purchase on the amazon.com website. Concrete ...

While we’ve become increasingly reliant on metrics for design decisions, there is something more powerful in human creativity: the art of mental stargazing and the hidden currents of our intuition.

How would you explain what it means to think? This act, though central to our very humanity, is an incredibly abstract process. Behind many of our thinking words, however, are some concrete Latin ...

Associate Professor of History of Philosophy Roomet Jakapi (left) and Associate Professor of Theoretical Philosophy Uku Tooming (right), University of Tartu. Photo: Ruth Jürjo / University of Tartu.