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WZORCE POZNANIA ROZPROSZONEGO
THE PATTERNS OF DISTRIBUTED COGNITION

Author(s): Przemysław R. Nowakowski
Subject(s): Philosophy of Mind
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
Keywords: distributed cognition; patterns of distribution; mechanistic conception of ex- planation; networks theory;

Summary/Abstract: Even if the integration of distributed cognition with mechanistic conceptions of explanation can be seen as an interesting move and, if successful, leading to a non-trivial extension of cognitive science research, from the perspective of a distributed cognition theorist, the move should be seen as risky. In the paper, arguing against the proposal of Witold Wachowski (2022), I will try to outline the risks that the aforementioned integra- tion entails and propose an alternative solution, which consists in combining distributed cognition with network theory. This theory (in my opinion) allows for a more fruitful study of patterns of distributed cognition.

  • Issue Year: 60/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 79-99
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish
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