{"id":43725,"date":"2014-06-09T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=43725"},"modified":"2015-05-05T21:33:46","modified_gmt":"2015-05-05T20:33:46","slug":"radical-cognitive-mirroring-of-globalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2014\/06\/radical-cognitive-mirroring-of-globalization\/","title":{"rendered":"Radical Cognitive Mirroring of Globalization"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dynamically Inning the Unquestioningly Outed <\/em><\/p>\n

Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is no lack of references to the complexity of global society and to the challenges it faces — nor to the manner in which people experience an increasing sense of disempowerment and uncertainty. The question is whether it is possible to think otherwise about this experience — to reframe it more fruitfully in some way.<\/p>\n

The suggestion here is that in a strange way — that remains to be understood in all its dimensions — this confusion perceived externally constitutes a kind of mirror of an internal cognitive reality. Somewhat ironically, to what extent this is the case, and whether for everyone or only for some on some occasions, is a matter for “reflection”.<\/p>\n

The assumption here is that possibilities may not have been exhausted by the arguments associated with social constructionism<\/a>, personal construct theory<\/a>, embodied cognition<\/a>, and the like. Can the argument be presented more fruitfully? For whom?<\/p>\n

Rather than a simple binary distinction between “external” and “internal”, as with the enduring nature-versus-nurture debate, is there a case for reframing the relationship in ways which transcend ready simplification — perhaps through recognizing a form of resonance, more consistent with use of the optical metaphor of mirroring. Irrespective of whether this is considered a potential collective opportunity, however that might be promoted, there is a case for considering any opportunity in which all can engage on their own.<\/p>\n

Inclusion of “outed<\/a>” in the subtitle exploits the sense in which this is indicative of rendering explicit to “others” what may be experienced as inherently ambiguous — unthinkingly rendering definitive (without consent) what may be primarily characterized by uncertainty. This is contrasted in the subtitle with the use of “inning” — used metaphorically in its occasional sense of reclamation of flooded or marshy land<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The implication is that there are cognitive modalities which have been “flooded” by externality and could be fruitfully “drained” for internal benefit, if only within a “tidal” cycle. Questions are then usefully raised regarding the nature of the cognitive container implied metaphorically by such suggestions of “in” and “out” (Gary Williams, Examples of the pervasive container metaphor<\/em><\/a>, Minds and Brains<\/em>, 23 July 2012; The Mind as Container Metaphor<\/em><\/a>, Jayarava’s Raves<\/em>, 27 July 2012)<\/p>\n

How then does one engage with issues presented as external global realities (elsewhere), and as an ideal target onto which all blame for personal experiential suffering can be projected — given the intimate experience of inner reality (in the here and now)? The question of how this dynamic “internal reality” might be more fruitfully organized then also merits “reflection”.<\/p>\n

The approach has been previously related to a range of specific issues within the global problematique: hunger, pollution, unemployment, etc., as noted separately (Degrees of Cognitive Engagement with Interrelated Global Categories<\/em><\/a>, 2009). The argument here is introduced by questioning assumptions regarding the nature and reality of complex abstractions, whether in the form of such problems on a global scale or in the case of the entities purportedly dealing with them. At the time of writing, with the meeting of the G7 in Brussels<\/a>, a particular focus is given to the global implications, most notably for local residents faced with a total lockdown of the city centre. The challenge to comprehension is compounded by the subsequent commemoration of D-Day<\/a> (6 June 1944) by the leaders assembled — an event whose very existence is necessarily increasingly tenuous as a reality in the memory of emerging generations.<\/p>\n

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Dynamically Inning the Unquestioningly Outed – There is no lack of references to the complexity of global society and to the challenges it faces — nor to the manner in which people experience an increasing sense of disempowerment and uncertainty. The question is whether it is possible to think otherwise about this experience — to reframe it more fruitfully in some way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-transcend-members"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43725\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}