Consciousness Is Story-Shaped : How and Why Narrative Mirrors the Mind / Richard Rosenbaum.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Rosenbaum, Richard, author.

Series:

Narratologia Series

Narratologia Series ; v.93

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistics.

Linguistics--Databases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2025]

Summary:

Why do we conceptualize our experience primarily in terms of stories? This monograph is a groundbreaking exploration of how narrative structures mirror the architecture of human thought. Drawing from disciplines as diverse as narratology, philosophy, psychology, and cognitive science, it meticulously examines Joseph Campbell’s theory of the ‘monomyth’, positing its isomorphism with the Categories of Judgment that Immanuel Kant considered innate to human cognition. The book presents a compelling case that stories represent a reflection of cognitive processes, arguing that humans inherently interpret the world and their experiences through a narrative schema deeply ingrained in our consciousness. Rooted in cognitive semiotics, it analyzes in detail the structural similarities between narrative and cognition. Offering a novel understanding of the fundamental narrative nature of human thought and its implications for how we perceive and interact with the world, this book is essential for scholars in narratology and semiotics, writers, and anyone fascinated by storytelling.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

1 Prologue

2 Kant's Categories of Judgment as the Architectonic Structure of Cognition

3 Beyond Kant's Categories: Criticisms and Other Approaches

4 Answering Eco's Objections to Kant's Categories: Monomyth as Primal Schema

5 Alternative Approaches to Campbell's Model

6 Fractals, Narrative, and Consciousness: Monomyth as Universal Process of the Logic of Cognition

7 Toward a Renewed Theory of the Narreme

8 Applications of a Narreme Theoretic Approach

9 Demonstrating Isomorphic Structure of the Categories and the Monomyth Using Perspectival Maps

10 Detailing the Correspondences between the Categories and the Monomyth

11 The Cognitive Process Whereby Sense Data are Transformed into Concrete Schemata through Narrative

12 Epilogue

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

PhD York & Toronto Metropolitan 2021.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783111450834

311145083X