Macrocognition: A Theory of Distributed Minds and Collective Intentionality

Oxford, England: Oxford University Press USA (2013)
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This book develops a novel approach to distributed cognition and collective intentionality. It is argued that collective mentality should be only be posited where specialized subroutines are integrated in a way that yields skillful, goal-directed behavior that is sensitive to concerns that are relevant to a group as such.

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