Intro
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 The Quest for a Methodological Grounding
1.2 Method(ologi)cal Criticism
1.3 Sketch of Current Method(olog)ical Approaches and Resources
1.4 Methodological Preliminaries and the Contributions of this Volume
References
Part I: Philosophy of Science
Chapter 2: A Methodological Problem of Choice for 4E Research
2.1 Introduction
2.2 In Need for a Methodology
2.3 The Problem of Choice
2.3.1 Explanatory Unification
2.3.2 Explanatory Pluralism
2.4 Explanation Types in 4E Research
2.5 A Spectrum of Integration

2.5.1 Relation of Conditions and Stances
2.5.2 Example of Cross-Explanatory Integration
2.6 Where to Be in the Spectrum of Integration
2.7 Conclusion
References
Chapter 3: A Professional Guide to Explanation. Commentary on "A Methodological Problem of Choice for 4E Research"
References
Chapter 4: Explanatory Diversity and Embodied Cognitive Science: Reflexivity Motivates Pluralism
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The Philosophical Problem of Explanatory Diversity
4.2.1 Explanatory Diversity in Embodied Cognitive Science
4.3 Explanation and Pluralism(s)

4.3.1 Problems with Integrationist and Isolationist Pluralisms
4.3.2 Pluralism of Explanatory Styles
4.4 Reflexivity, Mind, and Embodiment
4.4.1 Reflexivity?
4.4.2 Reflexivity in the Enactive Tradition
4.4.3 Situated Reflexivity
4.5 From a Situated Reflexive Stance on Explanatory Diversity to Pluralism of Explanatory Styles
References
Chapter 5: Commentary on "Explanatory Diversity and Embodied Cognitive Science: Reflexivity Motivates Pluralism"
5.1 The Problem of Bypassing the Question
5.2 The Problem of a 4E Precondition
5.3 The Problem of a Small Vicious Circle

5.4 The Incorporation Problem
References
Chapter 6: Ecological Psychology, Enaction, and the Quest for an Embodied and Situated Cognitive Science
6.1 Towards an Embodied and Situated Cognitive Science
6.1.1 Where Do We Come From?
6.1.1.1 Ecological Psychology
6.1.1.2 Enaction
6.1.2 Where Are We Now?
6.1.3 What Do We Need?
6.2 Enaction: Philosophy of Nature or Research Program?
6.3 Ecological Psychology: A Philosophical and Scientific Framework
6.3.1 Ecological Psychology as a Philosophy of Nature

6.3.2 Ecological Psychology as a Research Program and Scientific Framework
6.4 Conclusion: Following the Ecological Lead
References
Chapter 7: Normativity and the Methodology of 4E Cognition: Taking Stock and Going Forward
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Three Claims on Normativity and Cognition
7.3 Normativity as Constitutive of Cognition: Ontological and Semantic Ascents
7.4 Folk Psychology and the Normativity of Daily Intentional Concepts
7.5 Beyond Neuroscience as a Conveyor of Confirmations for 4E Cognition