“第二代认知观”探析

Exploration on the New View of Cognition

相对于认知就是符号计算的传统认知观,"第二代认知观"把认知行为看作是大脑—身体—环境相互耦合的动力学结果,它的主要特征是"涉身性"、"动力学"、"突现"等。这种认知图景弥补了经典认知观的缺陷,但也随之产生了诸多新问题。通过对"第二代认知观"经验模型与理论基础的分析,指出它在一定程度上超越了"思维=计算"的经典认知框架,但由于引入身体、语境等因素,因而也陷入形而上的模糊性隐喻。

Relative to the traditional cognition view that cognition is computation, the new view of cognition regards cognition action as dynamic results from brain-body-circumstances, whose main fea- tures are ＂embodiment＂, ＂dynamics＂, ＂emergence＂, etc. This new view of cognition compensates for the defects of traditional cognition view, but generates many new problems. By analyzing the em- pirical model and theoretical basis of the new view of cognition, this paper points out that while it sur- passes, to some degree, the classic cognition framework of ＂mind = body＂, it is involved into super- organic vague metaphor due to the introduction of such factors as body and context.