Thought is primarily public and social, not private

Evidence

I wish to suggest, in contradistinction, that thought is pre- dominantly public and social. It occurs primarily on blackboards, in dances, and in recited poems. The capacity of private thought is a derived and second- ary talent, one that appears biographically later in the person and historically later in the species. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 200

Categorization

• XREF: Challenges the individualistic Cartesian tradition of private thought, prefiguring extended-mind arguments. — connects to: First Amendment and private reading eroded the public sphere of discussion — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 647; Public opinion forms only through discussion, not correct representations — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 372; The ritual view of communication maintains society in time through shared beliefs — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 161 (+13 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 200

Broader Connections

• The individual’s inner mental relations mirror social relations among persons #complicates (0.85) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 354
• Communication constitutes reality rather than merely representing it #corroborates (0.70) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 382
• Power-laden words constrain how and whether people can think certain thoughts. #expands (0.70)
• Publics form through circulation of texts among strangers rather than shared identity #expands (0.65) — , The Braided Reading EPUB, 377
• The ritual view of communication maintains society in time through shared beliefs #corroborates (0.60) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 161
• Silent majorities think but have been deprived of the means of speaking #complicates (0.60)
• Yet, there is scarcely a page of Wittgenstein’s work, including his work on the foundations of mathematics, that is not devoted to an attempt to rescue our understanding of meaning by linking it… #expands (0.55)
• Collective intellectual work requires respectful dialogic engagement to manage conflicting perspectives #expands (0.50)