Gerry Stahl

Essays in Philosophy of Group Cognition (Gerry Stahl's eLibrary, #11) (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

The essays in this volume seek to address foundational questions related to the concept of group cognition. This concept emerged in the book "Group Cognition", where the theoretical themes of the present volume were already discussed, mainly in Part III, especially Chapter 16. Empirical studies of group cognition in the Virtual Math Teams (VMT) Project involving problems of combinatorics were presented in "Studying VMT", where Part IV focused on conceptualizing group cognition in VMT. When the VMT project switched to dynamic geometry as its mathematical domain, "Translating Euclid" included Chapter 8 on theory, including both a theory of referential resources and reflections on shared understanding. Finally, "Constructing Dynamic Triangles Together" provided a detailed longitudinal case study oriented toward the adoption of group practices as providing preconditions for group cognition. The present volume includes essays that attempted to address the philosophical issues raised in the more general publications. In particular, philosophy of group cognition should tackle the following questions: * What is the nature of group cognition? * What are the conditions of possibility for the existence of group cognition? Question (a) seeks a definition or description of group cognition: What are its characteristics and how does it differ from (or relate to) other forms of cognition, such as individual cognition and social cognition? Question (b) inquires about what the necessary preconditions are that allow for group cognition, such as shared understanding.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Gerry Stahl
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781310733352
• Artikelnr.: 73488316

Autorenporträt

Gerry Stahl's professional research is in the theory and analysis of CSCL (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning). In 2006 Stahl published "Group Cognition: Computer Support for Building Collaborative Knowledge" (MIT Press) and launched the "International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning". In 2009 he published "Studying Virtual Math Teams" (Springer), in 2013 "Translating Euclid," in 2015 a longitudinal study of math cognitive development in "Constructing Dynamic Triangles Together" (Cambridge U.), and in 2021 "Theoretical Investigations: Philosophical Foundations of Group Cognition" (Springer).

All his work outside of these academic books is published for free in volumes of essays at Smashwords (or at Lulu as paperbacks at minimal printing cost).

Gerry Stahl earned his BS in math and science at MIT. He earned a PhD in continental philosophy and social theory at Northwestern University, conducting his research at the Universities of Heidelberg and Frankfurt. He later earned a PhD in computer science at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is now Professor Emeritus at the College of Computation and Informatics at Drexel University in Philadelphia. His website--containing all his publications, materials on CSCL and further information about his work--is at http://GerryStahl.net.