From the time the notion “embodied cognition” has entered the field, researchers have been concerned about its meaning. Does the term refer to a coherent theoretical framework? Despite these concerns, use of the term “embodied cognition” has increased over the years to plateau in recent years. I will argue that the best way forward is not to search for evidence for or against some vague label...
Taves and Asprem propose an integrated theory of event cognition and predictive coding and they apply their framework to the study of religious experience. We would like to commend the authors for their excellent initiative in further integrating the fields of religious studies and cognitive science. However, we also note two important challenges for the model related to (1) the precise role of...