Social context of creativity
This thesis analyses the long-distance control of the environmentally-situated imagination, in both spatial and temporal dimensions. Central to the project is what I call the extended social brain hypothesis. Grounded in the Peircean conception of 'pragmaticismâ, this re-introduces technical intelligence to Dunbarâs social brainâconceptually, through Clarkâs 'extended mindâ philosophy, and materially, through Callonâs 'actorânetwork theoryâ. I claim that: There is no subjectivity without intersubjectivity. That is to say: as an evolutionary matter, it was necessary for the empathic capacities to evolve before the sense of self we identify as human could emerge. Intersubjectivity is critical to human communication, because of its role in interpreting intention. While the idea that human communication requires three levels of intentionality carries analytical weight, I argue that the inflationary trajectory is wrong as an evolutionary matter. The trend is instead towards increasing powers of individuation. The capacity for tool-use is emphasized less under the social brain hypothesis, but the importance of digital manipulation needs to be reasserted as part of a mature ontology. These claims
Cudmore, Peter
chance ; extended ; function ; heterophenomenology ; intentionality ; intersubjectivity ; language ; literacy ; mind ; orality ; perfomativity ; polyphony ; probability ; technology ; tool ; work
Social context of creativity. This thesis analyses the long-distance control of the environmentally-situated imagination, in both spatial and temporal dimensions. Central to the project is what I call the extended social brain hypothesis. Grounded in the Peircean conception of 'pragmaticismâ, this re-introduces technical intelligence to Dunbarâs social brainâconceptually, through Clarkâs 'extended mindâ philosophy, and materially, through Callonâs 'actorânetwork theoryâ. I claim that: There is no subjectivity without intersubjectivity. That is to say: as an evolutionary matter, it was necessary for the empathic capacities to evolve before the sense of self we identify as human could emerge. Intersubjectivity is critical to human communication, because of its role in interpreting intention. While the idea that human communication requires three levels of intentionality carries analytical weight, I argue that the inflationary trajectory is wrong as an evolutionary matter. The trend is instead towards increasing powers of individuation. The capacity for tool-use is emphasized less under the social brain hypothesis, but the importance of digital manipulation needs to be reasserted as part of a mature ontology. These claims
social_context creativity analysis long_distance control environmentally situated imagination spatial_temporal dimension central project call extend social brain hypothesis grounded conception introduces technical intelligence social brain conceptually clark extended mind philosophy materially actor_network theory claim subjectivity without intersubjectivity say evolutionary matter necessary capacity evolve sense_self identify human could emerge intersubjectivity critical human_communication role interpret intention idea human_communication require three_level intentionality carry analytical weight argue trajectory wrong evolutionary matter trend instead towards increase power individuation capacity tool_use emphasize less social brain hypothesis importance digital manipulation need reassert part mature ontology claim