How Far we Can Go Without Looking Under the Skin: The Bounds of Cognitive Science

• Authors: Łukasz Afeltowicz , Witold Wachowski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this paper is to discuss the concept of distributed cognition (DCog) in the context of classic questions posed by mainstream cognitive science. We support our remarks by appealing to empirical evidence from the fields of cognitive science and ethnography. Particular attention is paid to the structure and functioning of a cognitive system, as well as its external representations. We analyze the problem of how far we can push the study of human cognition without taking into account what is underneath an individual’s skin. In light of our discussion, a distinction between DCog and the extended mind becomes important.

Keywords

EN

cognitive science; distributed cognition; externalism; internalism; representations

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 40
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 91-109

Dates

published

2015-03-01

online

2015-04-10

Contributors

author

Łukasz Afeltowicz

• Nicolaus Copernicus University

author

Witold Wachowski

• University of Warsaw

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/slgr-2015-0005