WHAT DOES AUTOMATISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of automatism in the English dictionary
The first definition of automatism in the dictionary is the state or quality of being automatic; mechanical or involuntary action. Other definition of automatism is the explanation of an action, or of action in general, as determined by the physiological states of the individual, admissible in law as a defence when the physiological state is involuntary, as in sleepwalking. Automatism is also the performance of actions, such as sleepwalking, without conscious knowledge or control.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AUTOMATISM»
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automatism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
automatism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Automatism, Insanity, and the Psychology of Criminal ...
This is a book about the role that psychological impairment should play in a theory of criminal liability.
2
Mechanical Occult:
Automatism, Modernism, and the Specter of ...
At a time when criticism has grown polarized between political and aesthetic approaches to high modernism, this book provocatively develops its own automatic procedures to explore the works of these writers as fields rich in potential ...
3
The Nature of Mind and Human
Automatism
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
4
Sourcebook Criminal Law
SANE AND INSANE AUTOMATISM The imposition of criminal liability is based
on a number of presumptions, in particular that the acts of the defendant which
cause a prohibited result or conduct were freely willed and voluntary, in the
sense ...
Hungerford Welch Staff, 2001
5
The World Viewed: Reflections on the Ontology of Film
Automatism I have spoken of film as satisfying the wish for the magical
reproduction of the world by enabling us to view it unseen. What we wish to see
in this way is the world itself — that is to say, everything. Nothing less than that is
what ...
6
Charter Conflicts: What is Parliament's Role?
They testified that alcohol, in and of itself, cannot induce a state akin to
automatism. Automatism occurs "as a consequence of various physical and
psychiatric disorders affecting brain function." An alcohol-induced blackout itself
does not ...
7
Gertrude Stein, Modernism, and the Problem of "genius"
Psychological Review: "Normal Motor Automatism" (1896), coau- thored with
Solomons, and "Cultivated Motor Automatism; A Study of Character in Its Relation
to Attention" (1898). In the co- authored publication, Stein and Solomons write ...
8
French's Index of Differential Diagnosis, 15th Edition An A-Z
Automatism Automatism is difficult enough to define in medical terms. It is even
harder in legal terms. A good discussion of the legal principles involved is to be
found in Ashworth (2006). Automatic behaviour is involuntary behaviour and
most ...
Mark T. Kinirons, Harold Ellis, 2011
9
Graphology: Drawing from
Automatism and Automation
'Graphology' considers the range of graphic devices used by artists working across the disciplines of film, photography, cinema and sculpture, to mediate direct experience.
Kate Macfarlane, Edwin Carels, 2012
10
Photography and Surrealism: Sexuality, Colonialism and ...
Thus the automatic image is that which is conjured up as the psychical thought,
the 'mental image'. Automatism appeats in the first Manifesto of Surrealism in
1924 and is fundamental to early 'intuitive' surrealism. 'Psychic automatism' is the
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AUTOMATISM»
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automatism is used in the context of the following news items.
Collaboration fuses visual, performing arts
Park, who has worked for the last five years on the “automatism” technique of pouring paint on canvas, said her work attempts to arouse ... «The Korea Herald, Jul 15»
Greece's Exit Not to Threaten EU Existence, Expert Believes
"The EU is a political process of integration among different countries, where there is no automatism. Crises come and crises go, and European ... «STA - Slovenska Tiskovna Agencija, Jul 15»
An Invitation to Live Consciously in Business (Introduction, Part 1.2)
The opposite of consciousness is not unconsciousness but automatism. Acting unconsciously means acting like a robot, programmed by ... «Pulse, Jul 15»
Forever Timely
Each one is spontaneous, impulsive and resonates with automatism and immediacy. Peeking my interest, I notice that each one is free. «NY Arts Magazine, Jul 15»
Prague's Philosopher-King
The “power of the powerless” lay precisely in the ability of truth to break through the “automatism” of the lie. The Czechoslovakian dissident ... «City Journal, Jun 15»
Auction Record: Chinese Clock sells for 3.37 million EUR (3.83 …
The fully functional automatism sets most of the figures, the pagodas, the waterfall and a richly decorated yin-yang symbol in motion, presenting ... «PR Newswire, Jun 15»
'Everyday life prevails when you have little time left to live'
In order to eschew the iciness and automatism of a hospital or the loneliness of a home with no people in it, patients go to Michel-Sarrazin to ... «Buenos Aires Herald, Jun 15»
John Gray and the Puppets of Gloom
... a diminished judgement of the marionette's visa-via human dancers, Herr C believes full artificiality and automatism to be their great virtues:. «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Jun 15»
Robert Motherwell: A Centenary Exhibition
This series most aptly demonstrates Motherwell's desire to explore Automatism, a means of expressing the subconscious through writing, ... «ArtfixDaily, Jun 15»
Govt, Public Sector Unions to Talk Extending Austerity Measures
... more pronounced, Koprivnikar said, adding that the government also wanted to reduce automatism when it comes to promotions and reduce ... «STA - Slovenska Tiskovna Agencija, Jun 15»
