Can cognitive neuroscience contribute to cultural sociology? We argue that it can, but to profit from such contributions requires developing coherent positions at the level of ontology and coherent epistemological views concerning interfield relations in science. In this paper, we carve out a coherent position that makes sense for cultural sociology based on Sperber’s “infra-individualist” and Clark’s “extended cognition” arguments. More substantively, we take on three canonical topics in cultural sociology: language, intersubjectivity, and associational links between elements, showing that the cognitive neurosciences can make conceptual and empirical contributions to the thinking of cultural sociologists in these areas. We conclude by outlining the opportunities for further development of work at the intersection of cultural sociology and the cognitive neurosciences.

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认知神经科学可以为文化社会学做些什么？

认知神经科学可以为文化社会学做出贡献吗？我们认为它可以，但要从这些贡献中获益，需要在本体论层面上发展一致的立场，以及关于科学领域间关系的一致认识论观点。在本文中，我们基于 Sperber 的“infra-individualist”和 Clark 的“extended cognition”论点，建立了一个对文化社会学有意义的连贯立场。更实质的是，我们研究了文化社会学中的三个经典主题：语言、主体间性和元素之间的关联联系，表明认知神经科学可以对这些领域的文化社会学家的思考做出概念和经验上的贡献。