Psychology
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New insights show cognition is not just in the brain.

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Distributed Cognition and the Humanities
Miranda Anderson, Michael Wheeler, Mark Sprevak

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The article discusses how cognition involves not just the brain but also the body and the world around us. It explores different theories of distributed cognition, which include embodied, embedded, extended, and enactive cognition. The research shows how insights from philosophy and cognitive sciences can enhance our understanding of the humanities, and how the arts and humanities can contribute to philosophy and cognitive science.