The Extended Mind and Multiple Drafts: Beckett's Models of the Mind and the Postcognitivist Paradigm
Dirk Van Hulle
Samuel Beckett Today / Aujourd’hui December 1, 2012 DOI: 10.1163/18757405-024001019 (opens in new tab)
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| Key points | Argues that genetic Beckett studies, through manuscript analysis of Beckett's late texts, can contribute to "enactivist" developments in cognitive philosophy. Proposes extending Brian Richardson's concept of "denarration" with a genetic dimension to examine how Beckett "decreated" traditional models of the mind and prefigured new ones. |
Abstract
Insofar as writing can be regarded as a form of thinking, authors' manuscripts may serve as tools for interdisciplinary research in the area between literary studies and cognitive philosophy. This article studies the manuscript versions of Beckett's late texts “Ceiling” and as a case study to analyze the ways in which genetic Beckett studies can contribute to recent “enactivist” developments in cognitive philosophy. In terms of methodology, the article proposes to extend Brian Richardson's concept of “denarration” with a genetic dimension in order to study the way Beckett “decreated” traditional models of the mind and prefigured new ones.