Philosophy in the flesh: the embodied mind and its challenge to Western thought

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Broadening the range of designs and methods for impact evaluations

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Tracing Conceptions of the Body in HCI: From User to More-Than-Human

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A Moderate Approach to Embodied Cognitive Science

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Cognition is a matter of trust: Distrust tunes cognitive processes

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“Experiential Careers: The Routinization and De-Routinization of Religious Life.”

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Shunned and Admired: Montessori, Self-Determination, and a Case for Radical School Reform

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