Let's assume we have a primitive man in a cage trying to get a banana that hangs from the roof. There are boxes he can use somewhere in the cage...
-First he notices the banana in the roof.
-Immediatly he feels the need to reach it.
-He imagines how he would feel if he got a hand on the banana.
-He also remembers how he felt in one occasion in which he jumped in the air from one of the boxes.
-He makes a connection between both feelings (success).
-Both feelings have things in common, but also have differences. Assuming he possesses a language:
-He decomposes the parts of the first situation and the second situation, naming them. Tries to reach the final goal (reaching the banana), taking what is necessary and discarding what isn't.
-Puts his plan in action.
2006-10-19 04:07:04 · 4 answers · asked by OrtegaFollower 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
thought action.
2006-10-19 06:52:26 · answer #1 · answered by prince47 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's a perfect description of humanity: a society of banana stalkers. Now apply this model to man's relentless pursuit of sex and you have the makings of a great movie plot.
2006-10-19 12:58:02 · answer #2 · answered by Cary Grant 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If only it were that simple. But the brain and how it works are much more complicated that a box and a banana.
2006-10-19 13:16:26 · answer #3 · answered by sirelyas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You forgot the rest...
Throws the peel on the ground, forgets about it, and slips on the peel, falling down, cracks his head wide open, all to the amusement of those watching.
2006-10-19 11:18:06 · answer #4 · answered by strider89406 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋