Embodied, Extended, Ignorant Minds: New Studies on the Nature of Not-Knowing

This book provides a new and externalist perspective in ignorance studies, merging the two growing areas of research and addressing the uncomfortable themes through an externalist perspective. It aims to provide food for thoughts to cognitive scientists and philosophers, enriching the current range and reach of both ignorance studies and externalist approaches to cognition.

Format: Hardback
Length: 230 pages
Publication date: 24 May 2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

This book presents a novel and externalist approach to the study of ignorance. Agnotology, the epistemology of ignorance, and ignorance studies, in general, have expanded to encompass a wide range of phenomena and subjects of research, including historical events, the sociology of science, and the examination of ordinary reasoning and cognitive processing. While scholars interested in ignorance phenomena have engaged in discussions about their impact on cognition, most have approached this topic from an internalist perspective. On the other hand, while externalist perspectives on cognition have gained prominence in recent literature, authors have paid limited attention to the emerging field of ignorance studies. Ignorance has largely been excluded from inquiries into the extension of cognitive states, cognitive processes, and predictive reasoning. Thus, in this volume, we aim to bridge the two growing areas of research and address this research gap effectively. By exploring the uncomfortable themes related to ignorance and related phenomena from an externalist perspective, this book seeks to provide valuable insights to cognitive scientists and philosophers alike, expanding the scope and reach of both ignorance studies and externalist approaches to cognition.

Introduction:
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the study of ignorance. Ignorance refers to a lack of knowledge or awareness about a particular topic or situation. It can be considered a complex and multifaceted phenomenon that has been studied by various disciplines, including philosophy, psychology, and cognitive science. While ignorance has been widely recognized as a significant problem in human cognition, it has often been overlooked or underestimated in the field of cognitive science. This book aims to provide a comprehensive and externalist perspective on ignorance, exploring its various aspects and implications.

The Epistemology of Ignorance:
The epistemology of ignorance is a branch of philosophy that focuses on the nature and scope of ignorance. It seeks to understand how ignorance arises, what its characteristics are, and how it affects our knowledge and belief. One of the key questions in the epistemology of ignorance is whether ignorance is a cognitive state or a social phenomenon. Some scholars argue that ignorance is a cognitive state, while others argue that it is a social phenomenon.

Ignorance Studies:
Ignorance studies is a multidisciplinary field that encompasses various aspects of ignorance, including its cognitive, social, and cultural dimensions. It seeks to understand the causes.
The study of ignorance has grown to cover and explore different phenomena and subjects of research, from known events in history and sociology of science to the investigation of ordinary reasoning and cognitive processing.

Externalist Perspectives on Cognition:
Externalist perspectives on cognition argue that cognitive states are not solely internal to the mind but are also influenced by external factors such as the environment, culture, and social interactions. These perspectives have gained prominence in recent literature, particularly in the field of cognitive neuroscience. Externalist perspectives on cognition argue that cognitive states are not solely internal to the mind but are also influenced by external factors such as the environment, culture, and social interactions. These perspectives have gained prominence in recent literature, particularly in the field of cognitive neuroscience.

Ignorance and Externalist Approaches to Cognition:
Despite the growing interest in externalist perspectives on cognition, ignorance has been largely left out from the inquiries on the extension of cognitive states, cognitive processes, and predictive reasoning. This book seeks to bridge this research gap by addressing the uncomfortable themes that pertain to ignorance and related phenomena through an externalist perspective. By doing so, it aims to provide much food for thoughts to cognitive scientists and philosophers alike, enriching the current range and reach of both ignorance studies and externalist approaches to cognition.

Conclusion:
In conclusion, this book offers a novel and externalist perspective on ignorance, exploring its various aspects and implications. By addressing the uncomfortable themes that pertain to ignorance and related phenomena through an externalist perspective, this book aims to provide valuable insights to cognitive scientists and philosophers alike, expanding the scope and reach of both ignorance studies and externalist approaches to cognition.

Weight: 524g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031019210
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022