The mind includes what is not expressed but still determines behavior
Evidence
If I speak of the mind of a person, I do not merely refer to his mental processes as they are revealed in his expression, speech, behavior, etc., nor merely of his dispositions or faculties as experienced or inferred from experience. I also mean that which he does not express, for which he shows no disposition, but which is present nevertheless, and which determines, to a considerable extent, his behavior, his understanding, the formation and range of his concepts. — Herbert Marcuse, One-Dimensional Man, 739
Categorization
- DEFINE: Defines ‘mind’ as including negatively-present content that shapes concept formation — the psychoanalytic-social meaning of mind.
- XREF: connects to: What the mind repels is a positive force shaping its concepts — Herbert Marcuse, One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the…, 740; A person’s avoidances can reveal character more than actions do — Karl Ove Knausgaard, A Death in the Family, 1314; Unconsciously primed concepts trigger corresponding behaviors in people (+3 more)
Broader Connections
- Unconsciously primed concepts trigger corresponding behaviors in people
#corroborates(0.90) - A person’s avoidances can reveal character more than actions do
#corroborates(0.75) — Karl Ove Knausgaard, A Death in the Family, 1314 - Recognizing thoughts as just thoughts reduces their power.
#qualifies(0.72) — Dan Harris, 10 percent Happier, 295