Sociological Cultural Studies

Sociological Cultural Studies

Embodied cognition as a connecting point of cognitive science and social science

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This article is in line with the efforts of researchers over the last few decades who have tried to remove the false divisions that separate the disciplines which study the mind from those which study culture and society, and in their efforts try to create a shared language between cognitive science and social science. In this regard, they attempt to propose concepts and theories that have capacity to connect cognitive science and social science. Therefore, this article attempts to examine Embodied Cognition as a leading theoretical approach in cognitive science in the last few decades, which emphasizes on the effects of the mind, body, and environment on each other. On the other hand, this article in a descriptive-analytical method presents four interpretations of the relation between mind and environment based on the conducted researches in social science. By comparing these four interpretations (embodiment of cultural meaning, embodiment of sociocultural activity, external embodiment of mind, embodiment of the collective unconscious) with six claims in Embodied Cognition, this article shows how this theoretical approach can be used as a point of connection between social sciences and cognitive sciences.
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Volume 15, Issue 4 - Serial Number 54
winter 2025
Summer 2025
Pages 1-27

  • Receive Date 04 December 2024
  • Revise Date 11 December 2024
  • Accept Date 14 December 2024
  • Publish Date 19 February 2025