This brief commentary on the target paper by Dowell and Long presents a more optimistic view of the state of cognitive systems engineering. Ontological foundations associated with circular causality and a shift in values toward greater ecological validity distinguish cognitive systems engineering from classical cognition and human factors. Important exemplars of cognitive systems engineering are identified. Rich narrative accounts (stories) of natural work domains are presented as a critical vehicle for generalizations and a precursor to more formal symbolic systems such as those that are emerging from the field of dynamical systems.
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机译：Dowell and Long在目标论文上的简短评论对认知系统工程的状态提出了更为乐观的看法。与循环因果关系和价值观向更高的生态有效性转变相关的本体论基础将认知系统工程与经典认知和人为因素区分开来。确定了认知系统工程的重要范例。自然工作领域的丰富叙事叙述（故事）作为概括的重要工具，是更正式的符号系统（例如从动力系统领域兴起的系统）的先驱。
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