The Cambridge Handbook of Situated Cognition

Since Its Inception Some Fifty Years Ago Cognitive Science Has Seen A Number Of Sea Changes. Perhaps The Best Known Is The Development Of Connectionist Models Of Cognition As An Alternative To Classical Symbol-Based Approaches. A More Recent - And Increasingly Influential - Trend Is That Of Dynamical-Systems-Based Ecologically Oriented Models Of The Mind. Researchers Suggest That A Full Understanding Of The Mind Will Require Systematic Study Of The Dynamics Of Interaction Between Mind Body And World. Some Argue That This New Orientation Calls For A Revolutionary New Metaphysics Of Mind According To Which Mental States And Processes And Even Persons Literally Extend Into The Environment. This Book Is A Guide To This Movement In Cognitive Science. Each Chapter Tackles Either A Specific Area Of Empirical Research Or Specific Sector Of The Conceptual Foundation Underlying This Research.