Embodied cognition: A field guide
September 30, 2003 DOI: 10.1016/s0004-3702(03)00054-7 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Key points | Argues that cognition should be understood as situated activity rather than formal operations on abstract symbols, with the physical grounding project as the central focus of Embodied Cognition. |
Abstract
The nature of cognition is being re-considered. Instead of emphasizing formal operations on abstract symbols, the new approach foregrounds the fact that cognition is, rather, a situated activity, and suggests that thinking beings ought therefore be considered first and foremost as acting beings. The essay reviews recent work in Embodied Cognition, provides a concise guide to its principles, attitudes and goals, and identifies the physical grounding project as its central research focus
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