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Skilled we-intentionality: Situating joint action in the living environment
Julian Kiverstein1, Erik Rietveld1,2,3
1Psychiatry, Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1105AZ, The Netherlands.
Open Research Europe
|August 30, 2023
Summary
We-intentionality, or group action, is best understood through the environment and skills people use to interact with it. This concept, termed 'skilled we-intentionality', explains coordinated group behaviors.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Science
- Social Psychology
- Philosophy of Mind
Background:
- Distinguishes between individual and joint activities.
- Introduces 'we-intentionality' for group cognition and action.
- Highlights the role of shared intentions in coordination.
Purpose of the Study:
- To argue that we-intentionality is best understood in relation to the shared living environment.
- To define 'living environment' as social, cultural, material, and natural contexts for human action.
- To introduce and define 'affordance' as action possibilities provided by the environment.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis linking we-intentionality to environmental affordances.
- Examination of how affordances are shaped by repeated human activities.
- Integration of environmental affordances and human skills to explain group action.
Main Results:
- We-intentionality is intrinsically linked to the affordances of the living environment.
- Skills enable individuals to engage with environmental affordances for coordinated action.
- Proposes 'skilled we-intentionality' as a novel concept for group cognition.
Conclusions:
- Skilled we-intentionality provides a richer understanding of group action.
- Emphasizes the situated nature of collective intentionality.
- Suggests future research into the interplay of environment, skills, and group behavior.
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