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- Title
Extended Mind and Embodied Social Psychology: Historical Perspectives.
- Authors
Shalin, Dmitri
- Abstract
This study traces the evolution of a research program that frames the human mind as an embodied social phenomenon. The essay is divided into two parts, the first one focused on historical issues, the second on contemporary developments. The discussion begins with the mind-body problem central to the scholarship in this area and then focuses the changing perspective on consciousness as a symbolically mediated process. Next, the paper surveys the relevant writings of Mead and Vygotsky, tracks the debate about the place of body in interactionist sociology, and connects this debate to current research in neuroscience. The report concludes with reflections on the prospects for embodied sociology and the contribution it can make to the debate about extended mind.
- Subjects
MEAD, George Herbert, 1863-1931; VYGOTSKY, Lev, 1896-1934; NEUROSCIENCES; NEUROSOCIOLOGY; MODERN philosophy; SPINOZA, Benedictus de, 1632-1677
- Publication
Society, 2017, Vol 54, Issue 2, p171
- ISSN
0147-2011
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12115-017-0118-9