Journal article
Rhizome and the Mind: Describing the Metaphor
Semiotica, Vol.149(1-4), pp.325-342
01/01/2004
DOI: 10.1515/semi.2004.032
Abstract
It is argued that a viable alternative metaphor for the mind is provided by the rhizome, which may be used effectively as a scaffold & structuring device to enable the emergence of new understandings of cognition. Regrettably, the use of a metaphor presupposes knowledge of its literal referent, which is not widespread in this case beyond the field of horticulture. Seven characteristics of rhizomatous plants, animals, & animal societies are held to provide insight into the mind: (1) dynamic & continual dimensional growth, (2) heterogeneity of features, (3) potentially infinite connection among the features of (2), (4) organization that is not necessarily hierarchical, (5) a continuous interconnected system impossible to rupture, (6) no inside or outside, & (7) multiple entrances. 48 References. J. Hitchcock
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Rhizome and the Mind: Describing the Metaphor
- Creators
- Kathy SchuhDonald Cunningham
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Semiotica, Vol.149(1-4), pp.325-342
- DOI
- 10.1515/semi.2004.032
- ISSN
- 0037-1998
- eISSN
- 1613-3692
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2004
- Academic Unit
- International Programs; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9984371078102771
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