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Extended cognition in science communication.

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  • 1Columbia University, USA dl2779@columbia.edu.

Public Understanding of Science (Bristol, England)
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This study proposes methodological externalism for understanding public knowledge about science. It argues that scientific knowledge is partly constituted by the environment and external resources like Wikipedia.

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Area of Science:

  • Philosophy of Science
  • Cognitive Science
  • Science Communication

Background:

  • The debate on extended cognition suggests cognition extends beyond the brain.
  • Current studies on public knowledge about science often use an internalist framework, ignoring environmental influences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose methodological externalism for understanding knowledge about science.
  • To argue for incorporating environmental and external resources into the study of scientific knowledge.

Main Methods:

  • Critically analyzing the internalist framework in current science communication studies.
  • Applying principles from extended cognition to the domain of scientific knowledge.

Main Results:

  • Most studies on public knowledge about science adopt an internalist perspective.
  • An internalist framework limits the understanding of how people acquire and use scientific knowledge.

Conclusions:

  • Methodological externalism offers a more comprehensive framework for studying knowledge about science.
  • Science communication should embrace external information resources, such as Wikipedia, as integral to knowledge formation.