Mindsight

Discover the power of 'mindsight' and harness the healing potential of empathy 'A mind-blowing book that will change the way you think about the way you think.' Arianna Huffington, Editor-in-Chief of the Huffington Post Daniel Siegel coined the term 'mindsight' to describe the innovative integration of brain science with the practice of psychotherapy. Using interactive examples and case histories from his clinical practice, Dr Siegel shows how mindsight can be applied to alleviate a range of psychological and interpersonal problems. With warmth and humour, he shows us how to observe the working of our minds, allowing us to understand why we think, feel, and act the way we do, and how, by following the proper steps, we can literally change the wiring and architecture of our brains.

Discover the power of 'mindsight' and harness the healing potential of empathy 'A mind-blowing book that will change the way you think about the way you think.' Arianna Huffington, Editor-in-Chief of the Huffington Post Daniel Siegel coined the term 'mindsight' to describe the innovative integration of brain science with the practice of psychotherapy. Using interactive examples and case histories from his clinical practice, Dr Siegel shows how mindsight can be applied to alleviate a range of psychological and interpersonal problems. With warmth and humour, he shows us how to observe the working of our minds, allowing us to understand why we think, feel, and act the way we do, and how, by following the proper steps, we can literally change the wiring and architecture of our brains.

How to imagine the imagination is a topic that draws philosophers the way flowers draw honeybees. From Plato and Aristotle to Wittgenstein and Sartre, philosophers have talked and written about this most elusive of topics--that is, until contemporary analytic philosophy of mind developed. Perhaps it is the vast range of the topic that has scared off our contemporaries, ranging as it does from mental images to daydreams. The guiding thread of this book is the distinction Colin McGinn draws between perception and imagination. Clearly, seeing an object is similar in certain respects to forming a mental image of it, but it is also different. McGinn shows what the differences are, arguing that imagination is a sui generis mental faculty. He goes on to discuss the nature of dreaming and madness, contending that these are primarily imaginative phenomena. In the second half of the book McGinn focuses on what he calls cognitive (as opposed to sensory) imagination, and investigates the role of imagination in logical reasoning, belief formation, the understanding of negation and possibility, and the comprehension of meaning. His overall claim is that imagination pervades our mental life, obeys its own distinctive principles, and merits much more attention.

How to imagine the imagination is a topic that draws philosophers the way flowers draw honeybees. From Plato and Aristotle to Wittgenstein and Sartre, philosophers have talked and written about this most elusive of topics--that is, until contemporary analytic philosophy of mind developed. Perhaps it is the vast range of the topic that has scared off our contemporaries, ranging as it does from mental images to daydreams. The guiding thread of this book is the distinction Colin McGinn draws between perception and imagination. Clearly, seeing an object is similar in certain respects to forming a mental image of it, but it is also different. McGinn shows what the differences are, arguing that imagination is a sui generis mental faculty. He goes on to discuss the nature of dreaming and madness, contending that these are primarily imaginative phenomena. In the second half of the book McGinn focuses on what he calls cognitive (as opposed to sensory) imagination, and investigates the role of imagination in logical reasoning, belief formation, the understanding of negation and possibility, and the comprehension of meaning. His overall claim is that imagination pervades our mental life, obeys its own distinctive principles, and merits much more attention.

For år tilbage udviklede Daniel Siegel termen 'mindsight' for at kunne beskrive det innovative samspil mellem neurologi og psykoterapi. Angst og depression, skamfølelse og manglende selvværd. OCD og traumatiske erindringer - de fleste af os har en mental 'fælde', der skaber de tilbagevendende konflikter i vores liv og vore forhold. I "Mindsight" trækker Siegel på den nyeste forskning, interaktive eksempler og case stories fra sin praksis som kliniker og viser os, hvordan vi kan praktisere mindsight og undgå fælderne. I "Mindsight" fortæller Daniel Siegel med varme og humor, hvordan vores sind arbejder, gør det muligt for os at forstå, hvorfor vi tænker, føler og agerer sådan, som vi gør, og viser os, hvordan vi i bogstavelig forstand kan ændre vores hjernebaner. Mindsight dokumenterer, at vi alle - på alle livsstadier - har mulighed for at transformere vores tænkning, velbefindende og forhold til andre.