<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The aim of this paper is to discuss the concept of distributed cognition (DCog) in the context of classic questions posed by mainstream cognitive science. We support our remarks by appealing to empirical evidence from the fields of cognitive science and ethnography. Particular attention is paid to the structure and functioning of a cognitive system, as well as its external representations. We analyze the problem of how far we can push the study of human cognition without taking into account what is underneath an individual’s skin. In light of our discussion, a distinction between DCog and the extended mind becomes important.</p></abstract>

The aim of this paper is to discuss the concept of distributed cognition (DCog) in the context of classic questions posed by mainstream cognitive science. We support our remarks by appealing to empirical evidence from the fields of cognitive science and ethnography. Particular attention is paid to the structure and functioning of a cognitive system, as well as its external representations. We analyze the problem of how far we can push the study of human cognition without taking into account what is underneath an individual’s skin. In light of our discussion, a distinction between DCog and the extended mind becomes important.

How Far we Can Go Without Looking Under the Skin: The Bounds of Cognitive Science

Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric

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The aim of this paper is to discuss the concept of distributed cognition (DCog) in the context of classic questions posed by mainstream cognitive science. We...

How Far we Can Go Without Looking Under the Skin: The Bounds of Cognitive Science

Published Online: Apr 10, 2015

Page range: 91 - 109

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/slgr-2015-0005

Keywords
cognitive science, distributed cognition, externalism, internalism, representations

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How Far we Can Go Without Looking Under the Skin: The Bounds of Cognitive Science

Published Online: Apr 10, 2015

Page range: 91 - 109

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/slgr-2015-0005

Keywordscognitive science, distributed cognition, externalism, internalism, representations

© Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
cognitive science, distributed cognition, externalism, internalism, representations