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date: 11 December 2024

cognitive studies and ancient science, technology, and medicinelocked

cognitive studies and ancient science, technology, and medicinelocked

  • Courtney Roby

Summary

Cognitive studies of Graeco-Roman antiquity may draw on a wide range of ancient and modern theories of mind. Particularly fruitful modern approaches for the study of ancient science include conceptual metaphor theory, theories of social cognition (particularly in animals), memory studies, and “4E cognition” (embodied, embedded, enacted, and extended) theories, suggesting that cognitive activities may depend in part on embodied experience, environmental cues, or external objects. While these theories have only recently been articulated by scholars identifying as cognitive scientists, ancient authors’ analyses of mind and thought processes offer many parallels as well as additional perspectives.

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  • Science, Technology, and Medicine
  • Philosophy

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