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Mirko Farina1, Andrea Lavazza2
1Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Universitetskaya St, 1, Innopolis, Republic of Tatarstan420500, Russian Federationm.farina@innopolis.ru; http://mirkofarina.weebly.com/.
The Behavioral and Brain Sciences
|November 19, 2021
Summary
Phillips et al.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Science
- Philosophy of Mind
Background:
- Theories of cognition are debated between externalist and enactive perspectives.
- Phillips et al. presented findings relevant to this debate.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze Phillips et al.'s findings for insights into the externalism vs. enactivism debate.
- To argue for the utility of these findings in defending extended cognition theories.
Main Methods:
- Commentary and conceptual analysis of existing research.
- Reinterpretation of Phillips et al.'s results within the framework of cognitive theories.
Main Results:
- Phillips et al.'s findings offer novel insights into the cognition debate.
- The results provide a basis for supporting extended cognition over enactive accounts.
Conclusions:
- The findings support a stronger defense of extended cognition theories.
- This commentary highlights the implications of Phillips et al.'s work for externalist theories of cognition.
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