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On derived embodiment: a response to Collins

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In derived embodiment, intangible phenomena become as-if tangible as a result of their almost promiscuous borrowing of corporeality from experiences of real objects.

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  1. Intermediate varieties of learning that are neither direct nor indirect also exist. An example is so-called “physical contiguity,” which is a concept developed by Ribeiro (2007). See also Schilhab (2007) for a neuroscientific exposition based on mirror neuron studies.

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Schilhab, T. On derived embodiment: a response to Collins. Phenom Cogn Sci 12, 423–425 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11097-012-9265-z

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