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This volume explores the epistemology of distributed cognition, the idea that groups of people can generate cognitive systems that consist of all participating members. Can distributed cognitive systems generate knowledge in a similar way to individuals? If so, how does this kind of knowledge differ...

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Other Authors: Carter, J. Adam, 1980- (Editor), Clark, Andy, 1957- (Editor), Kallestrup, Jesper (Editor), Palermos, S. Orestis (Editor), Pritchard, Duncan (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Social epistemology.
Distributed cognition.
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Summary:This volume explores the epistemology of distributed cognition, the idea that groups of people can generate cognitive systems that consist of all participating members. Can distributed cognitive systems generate knowledge in a similar way to individuals? If so, how does this kind of knowledge differ from normal, individual knowledge?
Physical Description:vi, 318 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780198801764
0198801769