¿Qué es el Procesualismo Cognitivo?

Guillermo Díaz de Liaño del Valle

doi:10.5209/CMPL.58479

What is Cognitive Processualism?

Guillermo Díaz de Liaño del Valle Brunel University London

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/CMPL.58479

Keywords: Cognitive archaeology, processualism, theory of the computational mind, methodological individualism

Abstract

This paper aims to offer a brief introduction to cognitive procesualism, the main trend within English-speaking cognitive archaeology. First, its theoretical foundation will be reviewed, especially its use of a theory of the mind based on the computational paradigm and methodological individualism. Then, its evolution and development will be analyzed and divided into two phases: an initial, formative one, and a normal one. Its thematic evolution will also be studied, paying particular attention to the North American School and the Material Engagement Theory, which could be considered its later development.

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Díaz de Liaño del Valle G. (2017). What is Cognitive Processualism?. Complutum, 28(1), 9-22. https://doi.org/10.5209/CMPL.58479

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