Extending cognition: a vegetal rejoinder to extensionless thought and to extended cognition
In this paper, we propose a crucial supplement to the framework of plant cognition, namely extending cognition. We argue that plants and other organisms with an open-ended body plan actively extend their cognition when growing tissues or organs. Their cognition expands with their body expansion. Aft...
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| description | In this paper, we propose a crucial supplement to the framework of plant cognition, namely extending cognition. We argue that plants and other organisms with an open-ended body plan actively extend their cognition when growing tissues or organs. Their cognition expands with their body expansion. After considering the defining features of extending cognition, we present a model where growth, along with aspects of plant physiology (e.g. biochemical exudates), as well as the “negative extension” of growing away from obstacles or stressful environments, are the building blocks for a more refined understanding of plant cognition. We conclude by outlining the general implications of the theory of extending cognition and indicating directions for future research. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c4efb1ab90254df0b82f5bc4910e6df22025-01-02T11:44:26ZengTaylor & Francis GroupPlant Signaling & Behavior1559-23161559-23242024-12-0119110.1080/15592324.2024.23459842345984Extending cognition: a vegetal rejoinder to extensionless thought and to extended cognitionMichael Marder0André Geremia Parise1University of the Basque Country, UPV-EHUUniversity of ReadingIn this paper, we propose a crucial supplement to the framework of plant cognition, namely extending cognition. We argue that plants and other organisms with an open-ended body plan actively extend their cognition when growing tissues or organs. Their cognition expands with their body expansion. After considering the defining features of extending cognition, we present a model where growth, along with aspects of plant physiology (e.g. biochemical exudates), as well as the “negative extension” of growing away from obstacles or stressful environments, are the building blocks for a more refined understanding of plant cognition. We conclude by outlining the general implications of the theory of extending cognition and indicating directions for future research.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2024.2345984extended mindphenotypic plasticityplant behaviorplant cognitionintentionalityphenomenology |
| spellingShingle | Michael Marder André Geremia Parise Extending cognition: a vegetal rejoinder to extensionless thought and to extended cognition Plant Signaling & Behavior extended mind phenotypic plasticity plant behavior plant cognition intentionality phenomenology |
| title | Extending cognition: a vegetal rejoinder to extensionless thought and to extended cognition |
| title_full | Extending cognition: a vegetal rejoinder to extensionless thought and to extended cognition |
| title_fullStr | Extending cognition: a vegetal rejoinder to extensionless thought and to extended cognition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Extending cognition: a vegetal rejoinder to extensionless thought and to extended cognition |
| title_short | Extending cognition: a vegetal rejoinder to extensionless thought and to extended cognition |
| title_sort | extending cognition a vegetal rejoinder to extensionless thought and to extended cognition |
| topic | extended mind phenotypic plasticity plant behavior plant cognition intentionality phenomenology |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2024.2345984 |
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