RT Article
T1 Beyond the Isolated Self: Extended Mind and Spirituality
JF Theology and science
VO 15
IS 4
SP 411
OP 423
A1 Brown, Warren S. 1944-
A1 Strawn, Brad D.
LA English
PB Routledge
YR 2017
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1569857520
AB Extended Cognition is a theory from philosophy of mind that has its roots in the more general notion of Embodied Cognition. Embodied cognition understands all human thought as involving the body (not just the brain), and as always situated in particular contexts. Cognitive extension goes further to suggest that intelligent mental processes often include things outside the brain and body, involving interactions with other persons or external artifacts that significantly enhance cognitive capacities. Thus, while intelligence was once thought to be an attribute of a single individual's brain, it is now understood to extend into processes outside the person within immediate interactive space. For example, smart phones or problem-solving groups expand cognitive capacities beyond what is possible on one's own. This article explores the possibility of supersizing-through-extension spirituality and Christian life within the interactive space of congregations and religious communities.
K1 Christian Life
K1 Cognitive Extension
K1 Congregations
K1 Embodied Cognition
K1 Embodiment
K1 Spirituality
DO 10.1080/14746700.2017.1369755