Literary notes about cognitive (AI summary)
The term "cognitive" spans a range of interpretations in literature, often serving as a marker for the act of knowing and discerning. Some writers emphasize that cognitive processes involve more than the mere reception of sensory data—for example, noting that pure sensation is not cognitive, but rather it is through further mental elaboration that meaning is formed [1, 2]. Others explore how our mental judgments and representations, whether in the realm of science or philosophy, depend on this cognitive apparatus to transform raw experience into structured knowledge [3, 4]. Additionally, some works extend the notion of cognitive functions to include the dynamic interplay between intellectual and practical life, where cognitive resources underlie our capacity to adapt and validate both individual and collective experiences [5, 6]. This multifaceted usage underscores how the cognitive dimension has become a central theme in understanding human thought and its application across various fields [7, 8].
- But in itself the pure sensation is not cognitive.
— from The Analysis of Mind by Bertrand Russell - A patch of colour is certainly not knowledge, and therefore we cannot say that pure sensation is cognitive.
— from The Analysis of Mind by Bertrand Russell - Without the bodily states following on the perception, the latter would be purely cognitive in form, pale, colourless, destitute of emotional warmth.
— from The Analysis of Mind by Bertrand Russell - It differs from the sense of familiarity by being cognitive; it is a belief or judgment, which the sense of familiarity is not.
— from The Analysis of Mind by Bertrand Russell - Science represents the fruition of the cognitive factors in experience.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey - Taken individually, each person can contribute cognitive resources to the broader dynamics of the world.
— from The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin - It is rather true that the elements discovered by the analysis of the cognitive processes are far from being the originals from which these arise.
— from History of Modern PhilosophyFrom Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Richard Falckenberg - Both desire and meaning translate into cognitive or ideal energy, into intent, mechanical relations subsisting in nature.
— from The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana
