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The biogenic approach to cognition.

Pamela Lyon1

  • 1Australian National University/University of Adelaide, 20 Wellesley Avenue, Evandale, SA, 5069, Australia. pamela.lyon@anu.edu.au

Cognitive Processing
|April 22, 2006
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The biogenic approach offers a new framework for understanding cognition by grounding theories in biology, moving beyond human-centric views. This method contrasts with the traditional anthropogenic approach, providing empirical constraints for a general theory of cognition.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Science
  • Biology
  • Philosophy of Mind

Background:

  • The cognitive revolution has yielded vast data but lacks a unified understanding of cognition's nature and function.
  • Current cognitive inquiry predominantly uses an anthropogenic approach, modeling general cognition based on human examples.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce the biogenic approach as a novel framework for studying cognition.
  • To propose a biologically grounded methodology for developing a general theory of cognition.

Main Methods:

  • Contrasting the biogenic approach with the traditional anthropogenic approach.
  • Examining two biological frameworks: self-organizing complex systems and autopoiesis.
  • Inferring ten empirical principles (biogenic 'family traits') from these frameworks.

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Main Results:

  • The biogenic approach prioritizes biological facts, working upwards to explain cognition, including human cognition.
  • Biogenic theorizing is constrained by empirical principles derived from biological systems.
  • The anthropogenic approach lacks comparable empirical constraints.

Conclusions:

  • The biogenic approach is proposed as a superior methodology for developing a general theory of cognition.
  • Viewing cognition as a natural phenomenon requires a foundation in biological principles.
  • This approach facilitates a more robust and empirically grounded understanding of cognition.