Keyword: mechanism

Henry Potter and Kevin Mitchell challenge reductive views in neuroscience by introducing richer, temporally extended notions of causality. It argues for re-centering cognition and the organism as genuine causal agents in explanations of behavior. Read here. Abstract: In neuroscience, the search for the causes of behaviour is often just taken to be the search for […]

Published by Leo Bich and Bill Bechtel in a fascinating volume edited by João L. Cordovil, Gil Santos, and Davide Vecchi, this paper offers new insights into the theoretical interrelations between biological mechanisms and biological organization. Like the rest of the book, it is open access and available here. Abstract: According to new mechanists, mechanisms […]

Published Open Access in Minds and Machines Abstract: Enactivism advances an understanding of cognition rooted in the dynamic interac- tion between an embodied agent and their environment, whilst new mechanism sug- gests that cognition is explained by uncovering the organised components underlying cognitive capacities. On the face of it, the mechanistic model’s emphasis on localisable […]