Ancient philosopher Empedocles laid groundwork for embodied cognition theory.
The paper suggests that Empedocles, an ancient philosopher, had ideas similar to modern embodied cognition. This means that our bodies play a big role in how we think and learn. Empedocles believed that our bodies limit our thinking, help us coordinate actions and thoughts, and help us share knowledge. By looking at his writings, the paper concludes that Empedocles can be seen as a forerunner of embodied cognition.