What do we think with Only the brain Hardly. The brain is like a telephone exchange. It is the switchboard, but not the whole system. Its function is to receive incoming signals, make proper connections, and send the messages through to their destination. For efficient service, the body must function as a whole.
But where is the "mind" Is it in the brain Or perhaps in the nervous system After all, can we say that the mind is in any particular place It is not like the leg or even the brain. It is a function, an activity Aristotle, twenty-three hundred years ago, observed that the mind was to the body what cutting was to the ax. When the ax is not in use, there is no cutting.
If this activity is necessary for thinking, it is also necessary for carrying thought from one person to another. Observe how people go about the business of ordinary conversation. If you have never done this painstakingly, you have a surprise in store, for good conversationalists are
A. An automobile engine.
B. A telephone exchange.
C. Pump.
D. Mind.
| What do we think with Only the brain
Hardly. The brain is tike a telephone exchange. It is the switchboard, but not
the whole system. Its function is to receive incoming signals, make proper
connections, and send the messages through to their destination. For efficient
service, the body must function as a whole. But where is the "mind’ Is it in the brain Or perhaps in the nervous system After all, can we say that the mind is in any particular place It is not a thing like a leg or even the brain. It is a function, an activity. Aristotle, twenty-three hundred years ago, observed that the mind was to the body what cutting was to the ax. When the ax is not in use, there is no cutting. So with the mind. "mind" said Charles H • Woolbert, "is what the body is doing." If this activity is necessary for thinking, it is also nec A. Bodily Communication. B. Bodily Actions. C. Spoken Language. D. Conversations. [单项选择]What do we describe Charley
A. A writer. B. A singer. C. A dancer. D. A dog. [单项选择]
A. She’ s crazy. B. She wants to be a film star. C. She’ s very fond of the film star. D. She’s a stamp collector. [单项选择]What do we know about Bill
A. He is thoughtful. B. He is forgetful. C. He is careless. D. He is helpful. [单项选择]What do we know about Mike
A. His sister will leave for Canada. B. His sister will leave China. C. His sister will leave Canada. 我来回答: 提交
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