Towards a Theory of Thinking

Apr 19, 2026

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Presents a conceptual framework for understanding thinking by defining it as operations that connect mental content to generate new insights. Distinguishes thinking from cognition and reasoning, highlights nonexplicit intuitive and associative linking, and argues that thinking includes unconscious processes such as perception, categorization, and emotional evaluation. Discusses language dependence, the role of syntax in expanding thinking abilities, and viewing thinking through biological (homeostasis) and philosophical (unfolding reality) purposes.

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Apr 19, 2026

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