| Abstract | Cognitive science has always included multiple methodologies and theoretical commitments. The
philosophy of cognitive science should embrace, or at least acknowledge, this diversity. Bechtel’s
(2009a) proposed philosophy of cognitive science, however, applies only to representationalist and
mechanist cognitive science, ignoring the substantial minority of dynamically oriented cognitive
scientists. As an example of nonrepresentational, dynamical cognitive science, we describe strong
anticipation as a model for circadian systems (Stepp & Turvey, 2009). We then propose a philosophy
of science appropriate to nonrepresentational, dynamical cognitive science. |