Minds Online: The interface between web science, cognitive science and the philosophy of mind
Minds Online: The interface between web science, cognitive science and the philosophy of mind
Alongside existing research into the social, political and economic impacts of the Web, there is a need to study the Web from a cognitive and epistemic perspective. This is particularly so as new and emerging technologies alter the nature of our interactive engagements with the Web, transforming the extent to which our thoughts and actions are shaped by the online environment. Situated and ecological approaches to cognition are relevant to understanding the cognitive significance of the Web because of the emphasis they place on forces and factors that reside at the level of agent--world interactions. In particular, by adopting a situated or ecological approach to cognition, we are able to assess the significance of the Web from the perspective of research into embodied, extended, embedded, social and collective cognition. The results of this analysis help to reshape the interdisciplinary configuration of Web Science, expanding its theoretical and empirical remit to include the disciplines of both cognitive science and the philosophy of mind.
web science, cognitive science, philosophy of mind, collective intelligence, extended cognition, social cognition, embodied cognition, cognitive ecology
Smart, Paul
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Clowes, Robert
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Heersmink, Richard
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22 September 2017
Smart, Paul
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Clowes, Robert
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Heersmink, Richard
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Smart, Paul, Clowes, Robert and Heersmink, Richard
(2017)
Minds Online: The interface between web science, cognitive science and the philosophy of mind
(Foundations and Trends® in Web Science, 6),
vol. 6,
Now Publishers Inc, 232pp.
Abstract
Alongside existing research into the social, political and economic impacts of the Web, there is a need to study the Web from a cognitive and epistemic perspective. This is particularly so as new and emerging technologies alter the nature of our interactive engagements with the Web, transforming the extent to which our thoughts and actions are shaped by the online environment. Situated and ecological approaches to cognition are relevant to understanding the cognitive significance of the Web because of the emphasis they place on forces and factors that reside at the level of agent--world interactions. In particular, by adopting a situated or ecological approach to cognition, we are able to assess the significance of the Web from the perspective of research into embodied, extended, embedded, social and collective cognition. The results of this analysis help to reshape the interdisciplinary configuration of Web Science, expanding its theoretical and empirical remit to include the disciplines of both cognitive science and the philosophy of mind.
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Accepted/In Press date: 6 September 2017
Published date: 22 September 2017
Keywords:
web science, cognitive science, philosophy of mind, collective intelligence, extended cognition, social cognition, embodied cognition, cognitive ecology
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