Fletcher Storythinking

The New Science of Narrative Intelligence
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-0-231-55672-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 200 Seiten

Reihe: No Limits

This book explains how and why our brains think in stories. Angus Fletcher, an expert in neuroscientific approaches to narrative, identifies this capacity as “storythinking.”

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fletcher, Angus

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Tanz Andere Darstellende Künste
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften Semiotik
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Biologische Psychologie, Neuropsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Story
2. Story and Thinking
3. The Origin of Story
4. Why Our Schools Teach Logic, Not Story
5. The Limits of Logic—or Why We Still Need Storythinking
6. The Brain Machinery of Storythinking
7. Improving Storythinking
8. Storythinking for Personal Growth
9. Storythinking for Social Growth
10. Story’s Answer to the Meaning of Life
Coda: Conversations with a Storythinker
Notes
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Angus Fletcher is professor of story science at Ohio State University’s Project Narrative. His most recent book is Wonderworks: The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature (2021). His research has been published in journals such as Harvard Business Review and Annals of the New York Academy of Science.