Embodied cognition: A field guide
L. Anderson, Michael, L. Anderson, Dr. Michael, Michael L. Anderson
September 30, 2003 DOI: 10.1016/s0004-3702(03)00054-7 via CORE
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractCognition is increasingly understood not as abstract symbol manipulation but as situated activity, with thinking beings considered primarily as acting beings. This essay reviews recent work in Embodied Cognition, offering a concise guide to its principles, attitudes, and goals, and identifies the physical grounding project as the central research focus.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Key finding | Embodied Cognition reconsiders cognition as situated activity rather than formal operations on abstract symbols, with the physical grounding project as its central research focus. |
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