Thinking by doing and doing by thinking : a taxonomy of actions

Neth, Hansjörg; Müller, Thomas

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Thinking by doing and doing by thinking : a taxonomy of actions

Publikationstyp:	Beitrag zu einer Konferenz
URI (zitierfähiger Link):	http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:352-283861
Autor/innen:	Neth, Hansjörg; Müller, Thomas
Erscheinungsjahr:	2008
Konferenz:	CogSci, 23. Jul 2008 - 26. Jul 2008, Washington, D.C., USA
Erschienen in:	30th annual conference of the Cognitive Science Society : CogSci 2008 ; July 23 - 26, 2008, Washington, D.C., USA / Cognitive Science Society (Hrsg.). - 2. - Red Hook, NY : Curran, 2008. - S. 993-998. - ISBN 978-1-60560-542-5
Zusammenfassung:	Taking a lead from existing typologies of actions in the philosophical and cognitive science literatures, we present a novel taxonomy of actions. To promote a notion of epistemic agency we distinguish theoretical (mental state-directed) from practical (world-directed) actions. Our basic structural unit is that of a teleological frame, which spans one specific goal of an agent. Relative to a given teleological frame, actions can be classified as focal (directed towards the end) or ancillary (directed towards a means). The framework is applied to further illuminate previous attempts to distinguish between pragmatic and epistemic actions (Kirsh & Maglio, 1994). Physical actions that substitute or support mental processes are reclassified as practical ancillary actions that are strategically contingent alternatives to theoretical actions.
Fachgebiet (DDC):	150 Psychologie
Schlagwörter:	Action theory, basic actions, practical vs. theoretical actions, epistemic agency
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NETH, Hansjörg, Thomas MÜLLER, 2008. Thinking by doing and doing by thinking : a taxonomy of actions. CogSci. Washington, D.C., USA, 23. Jul 2008 - 26. Jul 2008. In: COGNITIVE SCIENCE SOCIETY, , ed.. 30th annual conference of the Cognitive Science Society : CogSci 2008 ; July 23 - 26, 2008, Washington, D.C., USA. CogSci. Washington, D.C., USA, 23. Jul 2008 - 26. Jul 2008. 2. Red Hook, NY:Curran, pp. 993-998. ISBN 978-1-60560-542-5

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Müller, Thomas Müller, Thomas 2014-07-23T07:55:17Z Thinking by doing and doing by thinking : a taxonomy of actions Neth, Hansjörg terms-of-use 2008 30th annual conference of the Cognitive Science Society : CogSci 2008; July 23 - 26, 2008, Washington, D.C., USA ; Vol. 2 / Cognitive Science Society. - Red Hook, NY : Curran, 2008. - S. 993-998. - ISBN 978-1-60560-542-5 eng Neth, Hansjörg Taking a lead from existing typologies of actions in the philosophical and cognitive science literatures, we present a novel taxonomy of actions. To promote a notion of epistemic agency we distinguish theoretical (mental state-directed) from practical (world-directed) actions. Our basic structural unit is that of a teleological frame, which spans one specific goal of an agent. Relative to a given teleological frame, actions can be classified as focal (directed towards the end) or ancillary (directed towards a means). The framework is applied to further illuminate previous attempts to distinguish between pragmatic and epistemic actions (Kirsh & Maglio, 1994). Physical actions that substitute or support mental processes are reclassified as practical ancillary actions that are strategically contingent alternatives to theoretical actions. 2014-07-23T07:55:17Z