The cultural ecosystem of human cognition.

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  • Author(s): Hutchins, Edwin (AUTHOR)
  • Source:
    Philosophical Psychology. Feb2014, Vol. 27 Issue 1, p34-49. 16p.
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    • Subject Terms:
      DISTRIBUTED cognition; PSYCHOLOGY & culture; CLARK, Andy; INDIVIDUATION (Psychology); SOCIAL interaction; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN
    • Abstract:
      Everybody knows that humans are cultural animals. Although this fact is universally acknowledged, many opportunities to exploit it are overlooked. In this article, I propose shifting our attention from local examples of extended mind to the cultural-cognitive ecosystems within which human cognition is embedded. I conclude by offering a set of conjectures about the features of cultural-cognitive ecosystems. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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