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In: | Mind & Language, 34, 2019, 1, S. 3-20 |
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Wiley
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Medientyp: | Artikel, E-Artikel |
Umfang: | 3-20 |
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ISSN: |
0268-1064
1468-0017 |
DOI: | 10.1111/mila.12203 |
veröffentlicht in: | Mind & Language |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Kollektion: | Wiley (CrossRef) |
<jats:p>Embodied cognition emphasizes the importance of the body to cognition, but what is the nature of this importance? For some advocates, the body provides a computational resource within the context of a larger cognitive system. For others, the body constrains cognition, such that differently embodied organisms will differ cognitively as well. I examine these distinct conceptions of embodiment, defending the greater interest of the second. I argue as well that judgments of the body's significance in cognition do not, as contestants on both sides of the debate often insist, depend on showing the body to be a <jats:italic>constituent</jats:italic> in cognition.</jats:p> |