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Embodiment: Shaun Gallagher
Original title: 身体化 ショーン・ギャラガー
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“Embodiment,” “4E,” and “Galla (Shaun Gallagher)” are central concepts in contemporary cognitive science and philosophy of mind. They express the idea that the body and environment, as well as the brain, play indispensable roles in cognitive processes. [1, 2]
“4E cognition,” proposed and organized by Shaun Gallagher, regards cognition through an approach composed of 4 “E”s: [1]
Embodied: the idea that cognition is deeply rooted in bodily structure and sensorimotor functions, not only within the brain. [1, 2, 3]
Embedded: Our cognition is “embedded” in physical and social environments and cannot function without interacting with them. [1, 2]
Extended: The view that external environments such as tools, smartphones, and notebooks also extend functions and abilities as parts of cognitive processes. [1, 2]
Enacted / Enactive: The idea that cognition and perception are not passive information processing but “action” itself, actively engaging the environment.
「身体化」と「4E」、そして「ギャラ(ショーン・ギャラガー:Shaun Gallagher)」は、現代の認知科学・心の哲学における中核概念です。脳だけでなく、身体や環境が認知のプロセスにおいて不可欠な役割を果たすという考え方を示しています。 [1, 2]
ショーン・ギャラガー(Shaun Gallagher)が提唱・整理した「4E認知」は、認知を4つの「E」で構成されるアプローチとして捉えます: [1]
Embodied(身体化された): 認知は脳内だけでなく、身体の構造や感覚運動機能に深く根ざしているという考え方。 [1, 2, 3]
Embedded(埋め込まれた): 私たちの認知は、物理的・社会的環境に「埋め込まれて」おり、環境との相互作用なしには機能しない。 [1, 2]
Extended(拡張された): 道具やスマートフォン、メモ帳などの外部環境も、認知プロセスの一部として機能や能力を拡張しているとする見方。 [1, 2]
Enacted / Enactive(行為的): 認知や知覚は、受動的な情報処理ではなく、環境へ積極的に働きかける「行為」そのものであるという考え方。
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