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1 know one's own mind
( usually in negative) to know what one really thinks, wants to do etc:يَعْرِفُ ماذا يُريد بالضَّبْطShe doesn't know her own mind yet about abortion.
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2 Mind
It becomes, therefore, no inconsiderable part of science... to know the different operations of the mind, to separate them from each other, to class them under their proper heads, and to correct all that seeming disorder in which they lie involved when made the object of reflection and inquiry.... It cannot be doubted that the mind is endowed with several powers and faculties, that these powers are distinct from one another, and that what is really distinct to the immediate perception may be distinguished by reflection and, consequently, that there is a truth and falsehood which lie not beyond the compass of human understanding. (Hume, 1955, p. 22)Let us then suppose the mind to be, as we say, white Paper, void of all Characters, without any Ideas: How comes it to be furnished? Whence comes it by that vast store, which the busy and boundless Fancy of Man has painted on it, with an almost endless variety? Whence has it all the materials of Reason and Knowledge? To this I answer, in one word, from Experience. (Locke, quoted in Herrnstein & Boring, 1965, p. 584)The kind of logic in mythical thought is as rigorous as that of modern science, and... the difference lies, not in the quality of the intellectual process, but in the nature of things to which it is applied.... Man has always been thinking equally well; the improvement lies, not in an alleged progress of man's mind, but in the discovery of new areas to which it may apply its unchanged and unchanging powers. (Leґvi-Strauss, 1963, p. 230)MIND. A mysterious form of matter secreted by the brain. Its chief activity consists in the endeavor to ascertain its own nature, the futility of the attempt being due to the fact that it has nothing but itself to know itself with. (Bierce, quoted in Minsky, 1986, p. 55)[Philosophy] understands the foundations of knowledge and it finds these foundations in a study of man-as-knower, of the "mental processes" or the "activity of representation" which make knowledge possible. To know is to represent accurately what is outside the mind, so to understand the possibility and nature of knowledge is to understand the way in which the mind is able to construct such representation.... We owe the notion of a "theory of knowledge" based on an understanding of "mental processes" to the seventeenth century, and especially to Locke. We owe the notion of "the mind" as a separate entity in which "processes" occur to the same period, and especially to Descartes. We owe the notion of philosophy as a tribunal of pure reason, upholding or denying the claims of the rest of culture, to the eighteenth century and especially to Kant, but this Kantian notion presupposed general assent to Lockean notions of mental processes and Cartesian notions of mental substance. (Rorty, 1979, pp. 3-4)Under pressure from the computer, the question of mind in relation to machine is becoming a central cultural preoccupation. It is becoming for us what sex was to Victorians-threat, obsession, taboo, and fascination. (Turkle, 1984, p. 313)7) Understanding the Mind Remains as Resistant to Neurological as to Cognitive AnalysesRecent years have been exciting for researchers in the brain and cognitive sciences. Both fields have flourished, each spurred on by methodological and conceptual developments, and although understanding the mechanisms of mind is an objective shared by many workers in these areas, their theories and approaches to the problem are vastly different....Early experimental psychologists, such as Wundt and James, were as interested in and knowledgeable about the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system as about the young science of the mind. However, the experimental study of mental processes was short-lived, being eclipsed by the rise of behaviorism early in this century. It was not until the late 1950s that the signs of a new mentalism first appeared in scattered writings of linguists, philosophers, computer enthusiasts, and psychologists.In this new incarnation, the science of mind had a specific mission: to challenge and replace behaviorism. In the meantime, brain science had in many ways become allied with a behaviorist approach.... While behaviorism sought to reduce the mind to statements about bodily action, brain science seeks to explain the mind in terms of physiochemical events occurring in the nervous system. These approaches contrast with contemporary cognitive science, which tries to understand the mind as it is, without any reduction, a view sometimes described as functionalism.The cognitive revolution is now in place. Cognition is the subject of contemporary psychology. This was achieved with little or no talk of neurons, action potentials, and neurotransmitters. Similarly, neuroscience has risen to an esteemed position among the biological sciences without much talk of cognitive processes. Do the fields need each other?... [Y]es because the problem of understanding the mind, unlike the wouldbe problem solvers, respects no disciplinary boundaries. It remains as resistant to neurological as to cognitive analyses. (LeDoux & Hirst, 1986, pp. 1-2)Since the Second World War scientists from different disciplines have turned to the study of the human mind. Computer scientists have tried to emulate its capacity for visual perception. Linguists have struggled with the puzzle of how children acquire language. Ethologists have sought the innate roots of social behaviour. Neurophysiologists have begun to relate the function of nerve cells to complex perceptual and motor processes. Neurologists and neuropsychologists have used the pattern of competence and incompetence of their brain-damaged patients to elucidate the normal workings of the brain. Anthropologists have examined the conceptual structure of cultural practices to advance hypotheses about the basic principles of the mind. These days one meets engineers who work on speech perception, biologists who investigate the mental representation of spatial relations, and physicists who want to understand consciousness. And, of course, psychologists continue to study perception, memory, thought and action.... [W]orkers in many disciplines have converged on a number of central problems and explanatory ideas. They have realized that no single approach is likely to unravel the workings of the mind: it will not give up its secrets to psychology alone; nor is any other isolated discipline-artificial intelligence, linguistics, anthropology, neurophysiology, philosophy-going to have any greater success. (Johnson-Laird, 1988, p. 7)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Mind
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3 saber dónde aprieta el zapato
• know one's own mind• know where the shoe pinchesDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > saber dónde aprieta el zapato
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4 gøre sig sine egne tanker
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5 ikke rigtigt selv vide
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6 co chtít
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7 òekkja hug sinn, vita hvaî manni finnst/langar
Íslensk-ensk orðabók > òekkja hug sinn, vita hvaî manni finnst/langar
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8 vedieť, čo chce
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9 ne istediğini bilmek
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10 ne yapacağını bilmek
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11 estar convencido
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12 ne istediğini bilmek
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13 tudja hogy mit akar
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14 rozum
m (G rozumu) 1. (władza poznawcza umysłu) mind, intellect- człowiek wielkiego rozumu a man of great intellect- objąć a. ogarnąć coś rozumem to understand sth- górować nad kimś rozumem to be more intelligent than sb2. (u człowieka) (rozsądek) reason, sense; (u zwierzęcia) cleverness- rozum przychodzi z wiekiem a. z latami one gets wiser as one grows older- rozum dyktuje, żeby nie działać zbyt pochopnie reason tells us not to act too hastily- miejże rozum, nie rób tego! have some sense, don’t do that!- □ chłopski rozum pot. common sense, good sense- czysty rozum Filoz. pure reason■ brać coś na rozum to use one’s common sense- być niespełna rozumu to be out of one’s mind, to be off one’s head- co głowa, to rozum so many heads, so many minds- człowiek do śmierci rozumu się uczy man is always learning- głowa wielka a rozumu mało a big head and little sense- mieć swój rozum pot. to know one’s own mind- mieć więcej szczęścia niż rozumu ≈ to have more luck than judg(e)ment- (jak) na mój głupi rozum pot. in my opinion- nauczyć kogoś rozumu to teach sb a lesson- nie grzeszyć rozumem to be rather stupid- odchodzić od rozumu z rozpaczy/strachu to be beside oneself a. to be out of one’s mind with grief/fear- pozjadać wszystkie rozumy pot. to have all the answers- pójść po rozum do głowy to use one’s head- przemówić komuś do rozumu to bring sb to reason- rozum mu odjęło he must be out of his mind- rusz rozumem! put your thinking cap on!- to przechodzi ludzki rozum it’s beyond human understanding- kogo Bóg chce ukarać, temu rozum odbiera przysł. whom the gods would destroy they first make mad- włos długi, rozum krótki pot. long on hair and short on brains- lepszy funt szczęścia niż cetnar rozumu przysł. an ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom- od wódki rozum krótki przysł. when drink is in, wit is out* * *na chłopski lub zdrowy rozum,... — common sense suggests that...
* * *mi1. (= umysł) reason, mind, intelect; czysty rozum fil. pure reason; niespełna rozumu nuts, bats, crazy; na mój (głupi) rozum pot. in my (humble) opinion, as I see it; mieć swój rozum have one's wits about one, be in one's right senses; kierować się własnym rozumem use one's judgement l. own head; postradać l. stracić rozum loose one's marbles l. mind, be out of one's mind; pójść po rozum do głowy find a reasonable solution to a problem, think of sth sensible; mieć bystry rozum have quick wits; obdarzony rozumem rational.2. (= rozsądek) judgement, wit(s), sense; chłopski rozum horse sense, common sense; zdrowy rozum common sense, native reason; na chłopski l. zdrowy rozum common sense suggests that...; mieć więcej szczęścia niż rozumu succeed by a fluke; nauczyć kogoś rozumu teach sb a lesson; przemówić komuś do rozumu make sb see sense l. reason, make sb listen to reason, bring sb to reason; powinieneś mieć więcej rozumu w głowie you should know better; wydaje mu się, że pozjadał wszystkie rozumy he's such a smart alec l. aleck; weź to na rozum think it over, give it a reasonable thought.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > rozum
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15 жить чужим умом
неодобр.have no mind (opinion) of one's own; not know one's own mindВасилий Иванович человек умный, кроткий, а... чужим разумом живёт. (Л. Толстой, Письмо С. А. Толстой, 2 июня 1883) — Vasili Ivanovich is gentle and clever, but he has no mind of his own.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > жить чужим умом
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16 a şti ce are de făcut
to know what one is aboutto know one's own mind. -
17 a şti ce vrea
to have a will of one's ownto know one's own mind. -
18 estar seguro
v.1 to be sure, to be certain, to be clear, to know one's own mind.María está segura Mary is sure.2 to be safe.El barco está seguro The boat is safe.* * *= be sure, make + sure, set + your watch byEx. Inconsistencies are mostly merely annoying, although it can be difficult to be sure whether a group of citations which look similar all relate to the same document.Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS first checks the borrower's number to make sure that it is in the files and is valid.Ex. There are a few things you can count on; I mean really set your watch by in life.* * *estar seguro(de)(v.) = be certain (of), be confident about, feel + confidentEx: Using this in-depth search system, you can be certain you are conducting your search in the most efficient and accurate way.
Ex: Such variations make it difficult for users to be confident about the form of a heading.Ex: Most consumers felt confident that once a letter is written and posted, no one will read it either accidently or on purpose except for the intended addressee.= be sure, make + sure, set + your watch byEx: Inconsistencies are mostly merely annoying, although it can be difficult to be sure whether a group of citations which look similar all relate to the same document.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS first checks the borrower's number to make sure that it is in the files and is valid.Ex: There are a few things you can count on; I mean really set your watch by in life. -
19 не колебаться, твёрдо знать, чего хочешь
General subject: know one's own mindУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > не колебаться, твёрдо знать, чего хочешь
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20 вагатися
to hesitate, to vacillate, to scruple, to waver, to halt, to shilly-shally, to dilly-dally, to falter, to have some doubts, not to know one's own mind
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know one's own mind — 1. To be sure of one s intentions and opinions 2. To be self assured • • • Main Entry: ↑mind * * * be decisive and certain … Useful english dictionary
know one's own mind — ► know one s own mind be decisive and certain. Main Entry: ↑know … English terms dictionary
know one's own mind — {v. phr.} To no( hesitate or vacillate; be definite in one s ideas or plans. * /It is impossible to do business with Fred, because he doesn t know his own mind./ … Dictionary of American idioms
know one's own mind — {v. phr.} To no( hesitate or vacillate; be definite in one s ideas or plans. * /It is impossible to do business with Fred, because he doesn t know his own mind./ … Dictionary of American idioms
know\ one's\ own\ mind — v. phr. To no( hesitate or vacillate; be definite in one s ideas or plans. It is impossible to do business with Fred, because he doesn t know his own mind … Словарь американских идиом
know one's own mind — be sure of one s opinions, know what one desires … English contemporary dictionary
know one's own mind — be decisive and certain. → know … English new terms dictionary
not to know one's own mind — (from Idioms in Speech) to be full of doubt hesitation etc. (to be in two minds) Then you ought to have known your own mind before entering into such a very serious engagement. (B. Shaw) I don t hold with a man marrying till he knows his own mind … Idioms and examples
mind — [mīnd] n. [ME mynde < OE (ge)mynd, memory < IE base * men , to think > Gr menos, spirit, force, L mens, mind] 1. memory; recollection or remembrance [to bring to mind a story] 2. what one thinks; opinion [speak your mind] 3. a) that… … English World dictionary
know — ► VERB (past knew; past part. known) 1) have knowledge of through observation, inquiry, or information. 2) be absolutely sure of something. 3) be familiar or friendly with. 4) have a good command of (a subject or language). 5) have personal… … English terms dictionary
mind — /muynd/, n. 1. (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind. 2. Psychol. the totality of conscious and unconscious… … Universalium