Outgrowing the brain: Andy Clark and the embodied cognition
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https://doi.org/10.34019/1982-1247.2022.v16.31536Keywords:
Embodied cognition, Andy Clark, Philosophy of mind, Body-mind, Developmental psychologyAbstract
We discuss Andy Clark’s concept of embodied cognition and its relation to the body-mind problem. The objective is to define the concept, its related topics, and how it lay down new theoretical alternatives to that question. We expose its main theoretical influences, following this perspective’s understanding about the relationship between brain, cognition, and body. Comparing this concept with other cognitive theories, we finish the exposition by discussing the possibility of embedding this theoretical framework into cognitive sciences, psychology and psychoanalysis, while also analyzing its boundaries and potentialities for a new perspective on cognitive development.
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