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Cognitive Anthropology's Contributions to Cognitive Science: A Cultural Human Mind, a Methodological Trajectory, and Ethnography
Author(s) -
Bennardo Giovanni
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
topics in cognitive science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.191
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1756-8765
pISSN - 1756-8757
DOI - 10.1111/tops.12052
Subject(s) - introspection , population , psychology , cognition , conviction , phenomenon , epistemology , ethnography , cognitive science , sociology , cognitive psychology , anthropology , philosophy , law , neuroscience , demography , political science
Does Cognitive Science (CS) need Anthropology, and specifically Cognitive Anthropology (CA)? The answer is yes! The contributors to the topiCS issue seem to agree. So, why write this commentary? After reading the issue, I found myself compelled to indicate three fundamental reasons why the answer to the question is positive. I recognize that these reasons have been lightly mentioned in the various contributions. However, I am convinced that readers might not come out with the necessary clarity about their relevance in the debate. These are the reasons: