故事思维:叙事智能的新科学 Storythinking: The New Science of Narrative Intelligence

基本信息

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Columbia University Press

Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 6, 2023

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Print length ‏ : ‎ 200 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0231206933

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0231206938

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.75 x 8.25 inches

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

每一次我们展望未来，都是在构思一个故事。每一个日常计划——以及每一个政治愿景、社会运动、科学假设、商业提案和技术突破——都始于“如果……会怎样？”。将原因与结果联系起来，考虑假设和反事实，思考他人的反应：这些都是叙事的精髓。那么，为什么我们总是忽视故事对智能的重要性，而更注重逻辑呢？

本书解释了我们的大脑如何以及为何以故事的方式思考。神经科学叙事研究专家安格斯·弗莱彻将这种能力定义为“故事思维”。他论证了故事思维是人类本质的基础。人工智能可以进行符号逻辑、理性演绎和数学计算，但它无法进行叙事思考。弗莱彻借鉴神经科学和叙事理论的研究成果，探索了想象力、创新和创造力的本质。他对一些重要问题给出了简洁的答案：故事思维是如何运作的？它为什么会进化？它会如何失效？它能解决哪些问题？

本书揭示了故事思维在科学、商业和哲学领域的重要性，并为读者提供了利用故事思维的力量来谱写更美好未来的途径。

Every time we think ahead, we are crafting a story. Every daily plan―and every political vision, social movement, scientific hypothesis, business proposal, and technological breakthrough―starts with “what if?” Linking causes to effects, considering hypotheticals and counterfactuals, asking how other people will react: these are the essence of narrative. So why do we keep overlooking story’s importance to intelligence in favor of logic?

This book explains how and why our brains think in stories. Angus Fletcher, an expert in neuroscientific approaches to narrative, identifies this capacity as “storythinking.” He demonstrates that storythinking is fundamental to what makes us human. Artificial intelligence can perform symbolic logic, rational deduction, and mathematical calculation, but it is incapable of deliberating in narrative. Drawing on new research in neuroscience and narrative theory, Fletcher explores the nature of imagination, innovation, and creativity. He provides concise answers to big questions: How does storythinking work? Why did it evolve? How can it misfire? What problems can it solve?

Revealing the significance of storythinking from science to business to philosophy, this book also provides ways for readers to harness its power to script better tomorrows.

作者简介

安格斯·弗莱彻是俄亥俄州立大学叙事项目的故事教授。他的著作是《奇迹之作：文学史上25项强大的发明》（2021）。他的研究成果发表在《哈佛商业评论》和《纽约科学院年鉴》等期刊上。

Angus Fletcher is professor of story science at Ohio State University’s Project Narrative. His most recent book is Wonderworks: The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature (2021). His research has been published in journals such as Harvard Business Review and Annals of the New York Academy of Science.