Department of Psychology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. Annelie.
Top Cogn Sci. 2012 Jul;4(3):387-95. doi: 10.1111/j.1756-8765.2012.01198.x. Epub 2012 Jun 8.
During the last decades, the cognitive sciences and cognitive anthropology have increasingly veered away from each other. Cognitive anthropologists have become so rare within the cognitive sciences that Beller, Bender, and Medin (this issue) even propose a division of the cognitive sciences and cognitive anthropology. However, such a divorce might be premature. This commentary tries to illustrate the benefits that cognitive anthropologists have to offer, not despite, but because of their combination of humanistic and scientific elements. It argues that the cognitive sciences (among others) profit from these benefits, as culture will become crucial for cognitive research. At the same time, problems within cognitive anthropology are discussed, including, for example, the responsibility of cognitive anthropologists to promote young academics. Finally, ideas are presented that might support future interdisciplinary collaboration.
在过去的几十年中，认知科学和认知人类学越来越分道扬镳。认知人类学家在认知科学领域变得如此稀缺，以至于 Beller、Bender 和 Medin（本期）甚至提议将认知科学和认知人类学分开。然而，这种分离可能为时过早。本评论试图说明认知人类学家提供的好处，不是因为他们的人文和科学元素的结合，而是因为他们的人文和科学元素的结合。它认为，认知科学（包括其他科学）将从这些好处中受益，因为文化将对认知研究变得至关重要。同时，也讨论了认知人类学内部的问题，例如，认知人类学家有责任促进年轻学者的发展。最后，提出了一些可能支持未来跨学科合作的想法。
