Embodied and enactive approaches to cognition /
Gallagher, Shaun, 1948-
Embodied and enactive approaches to cognition / Shaun Gallagher. - 1 online resource (82 pages) : illustration (black and white), digital, PDF file(s). - Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of mind, 2633-9080 . - Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of mind, .
Also issued in print: 2023.
Includes bibliographical references.
Open Access.
This Element discusses contemporary theories of embodied cognition, including what has been termed the '4Es' (embodied, embedded, extended and enactive cognition). It examines diverse approaches to questions about the nature of the mind, the mind's relation to the brain, perceptual experience, mental representation, sense making, the role of the environment, and social cognition, and it considers the strengths and weaknesses of the theories in question. It contrasts embodied and enactive views with classic cognitivism, and discusses major criticisms and their possible resolutions. This element also provides a strong focus on enactive theory and the prospects for integrating enactive approaches with other embodied and extended theories, mediated through recent developments in predictive processing and the free energy principle. It concludes with a brief discussion of the practical applications of embodied cognition. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Specialized.
9781009209793 No price No price
10.1017/9781009209793 doi
Cognition--Philosophy.
Philosophy and cognitive science.
BF311 / .G3 2023
153
Embodied and enactive approaches to cognition / Shaun Gallagher. - 1 online resource (82 pages) : illustration (black and white), digital, PDF file(s). - Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of mind, 2633-9080 . - Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of mind, .
Also issued in print: 2023.
Includes bibliographical references.
Open Access.
This Element discusses contemporary theories of embodied cognition, including what has been termed the '4Es' (embodied, embedded, extended and enactive cognition). It examines diverse approaches to questions about the nature of the mind, the mind's relation to the brain, perceptual experience, mental representation, sense making, the role of the environment, and social cognition, and it considers the strengths and weaknesses of the theories in question. It contrasts embodied and enactive views with classic cognitivism, and discusses major criticisms and their possible resolutions. This element also provides a strong focus on enactive theory and the prospects for integrating enactive approaches with other embodied and extended theories, mediated through recent developments in predictive processing and the free energy principle. It concludes with a brief discussion of the practical applications of embodied cognition. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Specialized.
9781009209793 No price No price
10.1017/9781009209793 doi
Cognition--Philosophy.
Philosophy and cognitive science.
BF311 / .G3 2023
153