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4E Cognitive Science and Wittgenstein

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Authors:
  1. Victor Loughlin

    1. Department of Philosophy, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

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  • Demonstrates how the work of Ludwig Wittgenstein can transform 4E Cognitive Science
  • Provides an in-depth analysis of Extended Mind and Enacted Mind
  • Defends a new theoretical framework called Structural Enacted or Extended Mind (STEEM)

Part of the book series: New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive Science (NDPCS)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Victor Loughlin
    Pages 1-14

  3. First and Second Wave Extended Mind

    • Victor Loughlin
    Pages 15-30

  4. Radical and Sensorimotor Enacted Mind

    • Victor Loughlin
    Pages 31-47

  5. Wittgenstein

    • Victor Loughlin
    Pages 49-63

  6. Making Sense of Our Minds

    • Victor Loughlin
    Pages 65-79

  7. Structural Enacted or Extended Mind (STEEM)

    • Victor Loughlin
    Pages 81-101

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 103-111
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About this book

This book demonstrates for the first time how the work of Ludwig Wittgenstein can transform 4E Cognitive Science. In particular, it shows how insights from Wittgenstein can empower those within 4E to reject the long held view that our minds must involve representations inside our heads.

The book begins by showing how proponents of 4E are divided amongst themselves. Proponents of Extended Mind insist that internal representations are always needed to explain the human mind. However, proponents of Enacted Mind reject this claim. Using insights from Ludwig Wittgenstein, the book introduces and defends a new theoretical framework called Structural Enacted or Extended Mind (STEEM). STEEM brings together Enacted Mind and Extended Mind in a way that rejects all talk of internal representations. STEEM thus highlights the anti-representationalist credentials of 4E and so demonstrates how 4E can herald a new beginning when it comes to thinking about the mind.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

    Victor Loughlin

About the author

Dr. Victor Loughlin is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Philosophical Psychology at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. His work has been published in journals including Synthese, the European Journal of Philosophy and Philosophia. Further details about him can be found at his website: victorlouglin.com

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