Rich or lean? A phenomenological alternative for explaining early social cognition
Rivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia August 31, 2022 Stefano Vincini, Valentina Fantasia 3 citations
A philosophical and cognitive science paper examines data on early socio-cognitive development from a nativist cognitivist perspective and reinterprets it through the lens of the 4E-Cognition approach, specifically the pairing hypothesis derived from phenomenology. The analysis shows that these cognitivist-nativist data actually strengthen the 4E-Cognition perspective by expanding the range of findings it can explain. The authors argue that engaging seriously with opposing frameworks—cognitivism and 4E-Cognition—can lead to progress in cognitive science, particularly by addressing the debate between rich and lean explanations of early social cognition.