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Embodying Information Systems: the Contribution of Phenomenology

Mingers, John (2001) Embodying Information Systems: the Contribution of Phenomenology. Information and Organization, 11 (2). pp. 103-128. ISSN 1471-7727. (doi:10.1016/S1471-7727(00)00005-1) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:3898)

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Abstract

This paper presents a case for embodying information systems. That is, for recognizing the fundamental importance of the body in human cognition and social action, and exploring the consequences for information systems and artificial intelligence. Current work within philosophy, biology, cognitive science, and social theory demonstrates that the Cartesian dualism of mind and body is no longer tenable, and points to the embodied and enactive nature of thought and language. Three different approaches to cognition are identified and their underlying philosophies are exemplified by Husserl, Heidegger, and Merleau-Ponty respectively. Sections of the paper cover: a philosophical and biological framework for embodied cognition; the main arguments in favor of the approach; and the implications for information systems and artificial intelligence.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/S1471-7727(00)00005-1
Uncontrolled keywords: Artificial intelligence; Autopoiesis; Embodiment; Embodied cognition; Information systems; Information; Knowledge management; Meaning; Merleau-Ponty; Phenomenology
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Department of Analytics, Operations and Systems
Depositing User: John Mingers
Date Deposited: 29 Aug 2008 19:02 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:42 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/3898 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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