Joint Action and 4E Cognition

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ID23616635
AuthorsDeborah Tollefsen (University of Oslo), Rick Dale (0000-0001-7865-474X, University of California, Los Angeles)
Year2018
Pages261-280
Publication date2018-10-09
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueThe Oxford Handbook of 4E Cognition (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198735410.013.13
OpenAlexW2897690645
ISBN9780198735410
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited22

Over past thirty years there has been an increased interest in studying joint action across a number of different disciplines including psychology, sociology, cognitive anthropology, cognitive science, and philosophy. In this chapter we canvas recent philosophical and empirical research on joint action. Along the way we highlight embedded, embodied, extended, and enactive approaches and the challenges they pose for more orthodox approaches to joint action. We propose an ecumenical approach to the study of joint action. The cognitive science of joint action will have to integrate both high-level and low-level approaches across a variety of disciplines, including experimental psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy. A single unitary account is unlikely to capture the nuanced and complex nature of joint action. Instead, we argue that we should seek a better understanding of how various accounts coalesce into a tapestry of explanatory tools.

Action (physics) · Cognition · Cognitive science · Embodied cognition · Epistemology · Joint (building) · Philosophy of mind · Political science · Sociology · Unitary state · Variety (cybernetics) · Action Observation and Synchronization · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Embodied and Extended Cognition · Engineering · Neuroscience · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment

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