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Hardback. New. We think with objects—we conduct our lives surrounded by external devices that help us recall information, calculate, plan, design, make decisions, articulate ideas, and organize the chaos that fills our heads. Medieval scholars learned to think with their pages in a peculiar way: drawing hundreds of tree diagrams. <i>Lines of Thought</i> is the first book to investigate this prevalent but poorly studied notational habit, analyzing the practice from linguistic and cognitive perspectives and studying its application across theology, philosophy, law, and medicine.<br /><br /> These diagrams not only allow a glimpse into the thinking practices of the past but also constitute a chapter in the history of how people learned to rely on external devices—from stone to parchment to slide rules to smartphones—for recording, storing, and processing information. Beautifully illustrated throughout with previously unstudied… Leer más

Univ of Chicago Pr, 2021. Hardcover. New. 250 pages. 11.00x8.75x1.00 inches.

University of Chicago Press, 2021-04-16. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; We think with objects-we conduct our lives surrounded by external devices that help us recall information, calculate, plan, design, make decisions, articulate ideas, and organize the chaos that fills our heads. Medieval scholars learned

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