Thinking avant la lettre: A Review of 4E Cognition
Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture December 1, 2020 DOI: 10.26613/esic.4.1.172 (opens in new tab)
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| Key findings | The 4E cognition paradigm, though popular, has received relatively few critical evaluations, and this article assesses its strengths and weaknesses by reflecting on two recent collections. |
Abstract
Abstract The “4E” approach to cognition argues that cognition does not occur solely in the head, but is also embodied, embedded, enacted, or extended by way of extra-cranial processes and structures. Though very much in vogue, 4E cognition has received relatively few critical evaluations. By reflecting on two recent collections, this article reviews the 4E paradigm with a view to assessing its strengths and weaknesses.