A taxonomy of environmentally scaffolded affectivity
- In this paper, we argue that the concept of environmental scaffolding can contribute to a better understanding of our affective life and the complex manners in which it is shaped by environmental entities. In particular, the concept of environmental scaffolding offers a more comprehensive and less controversial framework than the notions of embeddedness and extendedness. We contribute to the literature on situated affectivity by embracing and systematizing the diversity of affective scaffolding. In doing so, we introduce several distinctions that provide classifications of different types of environmentally scaffolded affectivity. Furthermore, we differentiate eight dimensions (e.g., trust, individualization, or intent) that allow us to evaluate the quality and effectivity of scaffolds in particular applications. On that basis, we develop a taxonomy using paradigmatic examples of affective scaffolding. This taxonomy enriches the current debate by emphasizing distinctions that are often conflated and by identifying fields of application that are commonly overlooked.
| Author: | Sabrina ConinxORCiDGND, Achim StephanGND |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:294-89795 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1163/24689300-bja10019 |
| Parent Title (English): | Danish yearbook of philosophy |
| Publisher: | Brill |
| Place of publication: | Leiden |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2022/05/24 |
| Date of first Publication: | 2021/09/22 |
| Publishing Institution: | Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsbibliothek |
| Tag: | affective scaffolding; embeddedness; extendedness; mind invasion; mind shaping; situated affectivity; user-resource interaction |
| Volume: | 54 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| First Page: | 38 |
| Last Page: | 64 |
| Institutes/Facilities: | Institut für Philosophie II |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | Philosophie und Psychologie / Philosophie |
| open_access (DINI-Set): | open_access |
| Licence (English): |  Creative Commons - CC BY 4.0 - Attribution 4.0 International |
