In this thesis, the author explores the connections between developments in the fields
of neuroscience and neuropsychology and the theoretical study of embodiment in
political and literary theory. Through examination of the development of neuroscience
and its interactions with theoretical approaches to embodiment, the author argues that the
current approach to interdisciplinary work in the area is limited by entrenched
disciplinary boundaries. Examining how these disciplinary boundaries limit the scope of
the study of cognition and embodiment presents the necessity of a new approach. Based
in the work of Elizabeth A. Wilson and David Wills, the author presents a new approach,
the embodied cognitive approach, as an alternative interdisciplinary approach. / Graduate / 0615
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uvic.ca/oai:dspace.library.uvic.ca:1828/5181 |
| Date | 14 February 2014 |
| Creators | Mckall, Terence |
| Contributors | Kroker, Arthur, Ross, Stephen |
| Source Sets | University of Victoria |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | Available to the World Wide Web |
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