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Intermediate representations exclude embodiment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2013

Guy Dove
Guy Dove*
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Department of Philosophy, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292. guy.dove@louisville.eduhttp://louisville.edu/faculty/godove01/
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Abstract

Given that Pickering & Garrod's (P&G's) account integrates language production and comprehension, it is reasonable to ask whether it is compatible with embodied cognition. I argue that its dependence on rich intermediate representations of linguistic structure excludes embodiment. Two options are available to supporters of embodied cognition: They can adopt a more liberal notion of embodiment or they can attempt to replace these intermediate representations with robustly embodied ones. Both of these options face challenges.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 4 , August 2013 , pp. 353 - 354
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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