The Cognitive Turn

Author : Steve Fuller,Marc de Mey,T. Shinn,Steve Woolgar
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401578257

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The Cognitive Turn by Steve Fuller,Marc de Mey,T. Shinn,Steve Woolgar Pdf

If nothing else, the twelve papers assembled in this volume should lay to rest the idea that the interesting debates about the nature of science are still being conducted by "internalists" vs. "externalists,"" rationalists" vs. "arationalists, n or even "normative epistemologists" vs. "empirical sociologists of knowledge. " Although these distinctions continue to haunt much of the theoretical discussion in philosophy and sociology of science, our authors have managed to elude their strictures by finally getting beyond the post-positivist preoccupation of defending a certain division of labor among the science studies disciplines. But this is hardly to claim that our historians, philosophers, sociologists, and psychologists have brought about an "end of ideology," or even an "era of good feelings," to their debates. Rather, they have drawn new lines of battle which center more squarely than ever on practical matters of evaluating and selecting methods for studying science. To get a vivid sense of the new terrain that was staked out at the Yearbook conference, let us start by meditating on a picture. The front cover of a recent collection of sociological studies edited by one of us (Woolgar 1988) bears a stylized picture of a series of lined up open books presented in a typical perspective fashion. The global shape comes close to a trapezium, and is composed of smaller trapeziums gradually decreasing in size and piled upon each other so as to suggest a line receding in depth. The perspective is stylized too.

Author : Bruce McConachie,F. Elizabeth Hart
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2006-10-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781135989460

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Performance and Cognition by Bruce McConachie,F. Elizabeth Hart Pdf

This anthology is the first of its kind. In addition to opening up fresh perspectives on theatre studies – with applications for dramatic criticism, performance analysis, acting practice, audience response, theatre history, and other important areas – the book sets the agenda for future work, helping to map the emergence of this new approach. Following a comprehensive introduction, the contributors examine: the interfaces between cognitive studies and Lacanian psychoanalysis, phenomenology and communication theory different ideas from cognitive studies that open up the meanings of several plays the process of acting and the work of Antonio Damasio theatrical response: the dynamics of perception, and the riots that greeted the 1907 production of The Playboy of the Western World. This original and authoritative work will be attractive to scholars and graduate students of drama, theatre, and performance.

Author : Andreas K. Engel,Karl J. Friston,Danica Kragic
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780262545778

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The Pragmatic Turn by Andreas K. Engel,Karl J. Friston,Danica Kragic Pdf

Experts from a range of disciplines assess the foundations and implications of a novel action-oriented view of cognition. Cognitive science is experiencing a pragmatic turn away from the traditional representation-centered framework toward a view that focuses on understanding cognition as “enactive.” This enactive view holds that cognition does not produce models of the world but rather subserves action as it is grounded in sensorimotor skills. In this volume, experts from cognitive science, neuroscience, psychology, robotics, and philosophy of mind assess the foundations and implications of a novel action-oriented view of cognition. Their contributions and supporting experimental evidence show that an enactive approach to cognitive science enables strong conceptual advances, and the chapters explore key concepts for this new model of cognition. The contributors discuss the implications of an enactive approach for cognitive development; action-oriented models of cognitive processing; action-oriented understandings of consciousness and experience; and the accompanying paradigm shifts in the fields of philosophy, brain science, robotics, and psychology. Contributors Moshe Bar, Lawrence W. Barsalov, Olaf Blanke, Jeannette Bohg, Martin V. Butz, Peter F. Dominey, Andreas K. Engel, Judith M. Ford, Karl J. Friston, Chris D. Frith, Shaun Gallagher, Antonia Hamilton, Tobias Heed, Cecilia Heyes, Elisabeth Hill, Matej Hoffmann, Jakob Hohwy, Bernhard Hommel, Atsushi Iriki, Pierre Jacob, Henrik Jörntell, Jürgen Jost, James Kilner, Günther Knoblich, Peter König, Danica Kragic, Miriam Kyselo, Alexander Maye, Marek McGann, Richard Menary, Thomas Metzinger, Ezequiel Morsella, Saskia Nagel, Kevin J. O'Regan, Pierre-Yves Oudeyer, Giovanni Pezzulo, Tony J. Prescott, Wolfgang Prinz, Friedemann Pulvermüller, Robert Rupert, Marti Sanchez-Fibla, Andrew Schwartz, Anil K. Seth, Vicky Southgate, Antonella Tramacere, John K. Tsotsos, Paul F. M. J. Verschure, Gabriella Vigliocco, Gottfried Vosgerau

Author : Warren Buckland
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2000-05-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781139429955

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The Cognitive Semiotics of Film by Warren Buckland Pdf

In The Cognitive Semiotics of Film, Warren Buckland argues that the conflict between cognitive film theory and contemporary film theory is unproductive. Examining and developing the work of 'cognitive film semiotics', a neglected branch of film theory that combines the insights of cognitive science with those of linguistics and semiotics, he investigates Michel Colin's cognitive semantic theory of film; Francesco Casetti and Christian Metz's theories of film enunciation; Roger Odin's cognitive-pragmatic film theory; and Michel Colin and Dominique Chateau's cognitive studies of film syntax, which are viewed within the framework of Noam Chomsky's transformational generative grammar. Presenting a survey of cognitive film semiotics, this study also re-evaluates the film semiotics of the 1960s, highlights the weaknesses of American cognitive film theory, and challenges the move toward 'post-theory' in film studies.

Author : S. May
Publisher : Springer
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781137522733

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Rethinking Practice as Research and the Cognitive Turn by S. May Pdf

The last 15 years has seen an explosion of studies that use cognitive science to understand theatre, whilst at the same time theatre-makers are using their artistic practice to address research question. This book looks at the current discourse around these emerging fields.

Author : Michael Wheeler
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0262232405

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Reconstructing the Cognitive World by Michael Wheeler Pdf

An argument for a non-Cartesian philosophical foundation for cognitive science that combines elements of Heideggerian phenomenology, a dynamical systems approach to cognition, and insights from artificial intelligence-related robotics.

Author : Laura A. Janda
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110335255

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Cognitive Linguistics – The Quantitative Turn by Laura A. Janda Pdf

Designed to serve as a textbook for courses in statistical analysis in linguistics, this book orients the reader to various quantitative methods and explains their implications for the field. The methods include chi-square, Fisher test, binomial test, ANOVA, correlation, regression, and cluster analysis. The advantages and limitations of each method are detailed and each method is illustrated with exemplary articles presenting linguistic data.

Author : Marcus Callies,Wolfram R. Keller,Astrid Lohöfer
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-13
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9789027285140

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Bi-Directionality in the Cognitive Sciences by Marcus Callies,Wolfram R. Keller,Astrid Lohöfer Pdf

Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary study of the human mind. As far as the exact relationship between the cognitive sciences and other fields is concerned, however, it appears that interdisciplinary exchange often remains unrealized, possibly because of the uni-directional application of theories, concepts, and methods, which impedes the productive transfer of knowledge in both directions. In the course of the ‘cognitive turn’ in the humanities and social sciences, many disciplines have selectively borrowed ideas from ‘core cognitive sciences’ like psychology and artificial intelligence. The day-to-day practice of interdisciplinarity thus thrives on one-directional borrowings. Focusing on cognitive approaches in linguistics and literary studies, this volume explores bi-directionality, a genuine transdisciplinary interchange in which both disciplines are borrowing and lending. The contributions take different perspectives on bi-directionality: some extend uni-directional borrowing practices and point to avenues and crossroads, while others critically discuss obstacles, challenges, and limitations to bi-directional transfer.

Author : Frits Gerard Naerebout,Noortje Baas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9072918916

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Natuur by Frits Gerard Naerebout,Noortje Baas Pdf

Author : Peter Harder
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110216059

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Meaning in Mind and Society by Peter Harder Pdf

Meaning is embodied - but it is also social. If Cognitive Linguistics is to be a complete theory of language in use, it must cover the whole spectrum from grounded cognition to discourse struggles and bullshit. This book tries to show how. Cognitive Linguistics knocked down the wall between language and the experiential content of the human mind. Frame semantics, embodiment, conceptual construal, figure-ground organization, metaphorical mapping, and mental spaces are among the results of this breakthrough, which at the same time provided cognitive science as a whole with an essential human dimension. A new phase began when Cognitive Linguistics started to see itself as part of the wider movement of 'usage-based' linguistics. Bringing about an alliance between mind and discourse, it complemented the conceptual dimension that had been dominant until then with a 'use' dimension - thereby living up to the explicit 'experiential' commitment of Cognitive Linguistics. This outward expansion is continuing: The focus on 'meaning construction', which began with the theory of blending, highlights emergent, online effects rather than underlying mappings. Cognitive Linguistics is integrating the evolutionary perspective, which links up individual and population-based features of language. The empirical obligations incurred by this expansion have led to greatly increased attention to corpus and experimental methods, especially in relation to sociolinguistic and language acquisition research. The book describes this development and goes on to discuss the foundational challenge that it creates for Cognitive Linguistics as it begins to cover issues that are also central to types of discourse analysis focusing on social processes of determination. The book argues for a synthesis based on a renewed Cognitive Linguistics, which can accommodate everything from bodily grounding to deconstructible floating signifiers in an integrated complete picture, which also covers the roles of arbitrariness and structure.

Author : Charlotte Ann Frick
Publisher : University Press of Amer
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : European literature
ISBN : 0819194743

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The Cognitive Turn by Charlotte Ann Frick Pdf

Author : Dirk Geeraerts
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004336841

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Ten Lectures on Cognitive Sociolinguistics by Dirk Geeraerts Pdf

Cognitive Sociolinguistics combines the interest in meaning of Cognitive Linguistics with the interest in social variation of sociolinguistics, converging on two domains of enquiry: variation of meaning, and the meaning of variation. These Ten Lectures, a transcribed version of talks given by professor Geeraerts in 2009 at Beihang University in Beijing, introduce and illustrate both dimensions. The ‘variation of meaning’ perspective involves looking at types of semantic and categorial variation, at the role of social and cultural factors in semantic variation and change, and at the interplay of stereotypes, prototypes and norms. The ‘meaning of variation’ perspective involves looking at the way in which categorization processes of the type studied by Cognitive Linguistics shape how scholars and laymen think about language variation.

Author : Charlotte Ann Frick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015032430319

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The Cognitive Turn by Charlotte Ann Frick Pdf

Author : Juliana Dresvina,Victoria Blud
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786836762

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Cognitive Sciences and Medieval Studies by Juliana Dresvina,Victoria Blud Pdf

This study brings together medieval studies and cognitive methodologies in a study specifically aimed at medievalists. It presents a longer history of certain mental health conditions and locates contemporary debates about the mind in a broader historical framework. It considers both the benefits of incorporating insights from contemporary neuroscientific and cognitive studies into the exploration of the past, and the benefits of employing historical models and case studies in order to reflect on modern methods.

Author : Judit Gervain,Gergely Csibra,Kristóf Kovács
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 3030661776

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A Life in Cognition by Judit Gervain,Gergely Csibra,Kristóf Kovács Pdf

This edited book offers a broad selection of interdisciplinary studies within cognitive science. The book illustrates and documents how cognitive science offers a unifying framework for the interaction of fields of study focusing on the human mind from linguistics and philosophy to psychology and the history of science. A selection of renowned contributors provides authoritative historical, theoretical and empirical perspectives on more than six decades of research with a special focus on the progress of cognitive science in Central Europe. Readers encounter a bird’s eye view of geographical and linguistic diversity brought about by the cognitive revolution, as it is reflected in the writings of leading authors, many of whom are former students and collaborators of Csaba Pléh, a key figure of the cognitive turn in Central Europe, to whom this book is dedicated. The book appeals to students and researchers looking for the ways various approaches to the mind and the brain intersect.