梅洛-庞蒂与延展认知

Merleau-Ponty and Extended Cognition

在当代认知科学的发展中,梅洛-庞蒂对涉身认知产生了深刻影响,这是众所周知的。但是,他与延展认知的关系尚未得到重视。从思想史上看,梅洛-庞蒂的现象学几乎没有对延展认知产生影响,不过,从思想逻辑上看,二者具有相同的旨趣。通过考察作为在世存在载体的身体及其延展性,这一点得到了有力论证。它们均拒绝内在主义,主张知觉和认知是人与外部技术工具的协同成就。在日新月异的技术社会,这一思路有助于我们理解当代技术对认知的重要价值。

It is well-known that Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology has influenced embodied cognition deeply.However,the relation between his philosophy and extended cognition has not been studied yet.This paper argues that Merleau-Ponty did not have direct impact on the development of extended cognition from the historical point of view.However,his phenomenology supports the latter from the logical point of view.Both rejects internalism.Both argues that perception and cognition are based on coupling of agents and technologies.This way of thinking would make us better understand the constitutive meaning of technology to human cognition in high-tech society.