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Cognitive Science is a promising field of research that deals with one of the most fundamental questions ever: how do beings know? However, despite the long and extensive tradition of the field it has not yet become an area of knowledge with scientific identity. This is primarily due to three reasons: the lack of boundaries in defining the object of study, i.e. cognition, the lack of a precise, robust and consistent scientific methodology and results, and the inner problems derived from its interdisciplinary nature. This paper presents a background review, a theoretical frame and a humble reflection on these topics in order to arouse the internal debate among readers once more.
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i.e. recognition of the set of its aims, concepts and methods as a different and separated approach from the current sciences or areas of knowledge.
Journal of Cognition and Development, Cognitive Development Society, http://www.cogdevsoc.org/jcd/jcd-home.php.
Cognitive Development Journal of the Jean Piaget Society, http://www.piaget.org/Journal/index.html.
It is widely accepted that the first steps of Cognitive Science happened at MIT during a symposium organized by the Special Interest Group in Information Theory, in 1956. However, it was not until 1976 that an official program was created with the Cognitive Science name, by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (for more details see Miller 2003).
Please, consider this as a simple example and not as an inclination to any specific area.
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This work has been carried out within the framework of project funded by FGCSIC, Obra Social La Caixa and CSIC, and the project PIE 201050E087.
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Serrano, J.I., del Castillo, M. & Carretero, M. Cognitive? Science?. Found Sci 19, 115–131 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10699-013-9323-1
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