The phrase "state of thinking" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to someone's current thoughts or mental state. Example: She was in a state of deep thinking, pondering over what decision to make.
More recently the Tufts University philosopher Daniel C. Dennett declared the state of thinking on animal consciousness a "mess".
Percy Bysshe Shelley Said to have used opium to alter his state of thinking, free his mind and calm his nerves.
These and other questions prompted Barry Gewen, a longtime editor at the Book Review, to approach a number of accomplished intellectuals and ask each to write an essay that distills the current state of thinking in a particular field.
The book's central relationship between a scientist and a writer allows for conversations which consist largely of Reed asking "AI?" or "The hardwiring in your brain?" and Messenger responding with a guide to The Current State of Thinking in the Sciences.
Writing in the Telegraph last month, Fraser Nelson, a reliable guide to the current state of thinking in the party, maintained that people who live in the countryside don't care about "newts, trees and bats": these are of interest only in London.
The Center on Law, Race and Politics sponsors a Duke Law course exploring the current state of thinking about the relationship between identity, politics and legal regulation.
However, what we often lose sight of is that calling certain emotional states or ways of thinking and acting "mental illnesses" is just one way of thinking about them, rather than the only way.
These decisions are based on a variety of considerations – including medical information [ 1, 2], values [ 3], cultural expectations [ 4], and parental beliefs [ 5] – and are influenced by various factors – including parental emotional states and patterns of thinking [ 6- 8].
In light of our precarious economic state of affairs thinking small merely perpetuates mediocrity.
When I draw I'm usually in a state of not thinking about what I'm doing, just letting out my fantasies on paper.
I was in a constant state of disbelief, thinking, How did I go from working a professional job to waking up shivering on the pavement like this?
