The Four Pillars of Cognition Embodiment, Embeddedness, Extension, and Enaction

Gurteen Knowledge Blog   April 28, 2023, 16:07Cognition is a complex process that involves not just our brain but also our physical body, environment, and actions. This is the idea behind 4E cognition, which encompasses the four factors that shape cognition: embodiment, embeddedness, extension, and enaction. We commonly think that our cognitive processes occur solely in our … Continue reading The Four Pillars of Cognition Embodiment, Embeddedness, Extension, and Enaction

The Argumentative Theory of Human Reason We did not evolve to reason individually but to reason socially

The argumentative theory of reasoning proposes that reason did not evolve to help us to reason individually but to reason together – in other words, socially. Reasoning is generally seen as the process of thinking about something to help us come to better beliefs and decisions. However, there is substantial evidence that our reasoning process, … Continue reading The Argumentative Theory of Human Reason We did not evolve to reason individually but to reason socially