Significance and its role in the historical constitution and transformation of social reality. A conceptual approach from enactive cognition
Qeios October 13, 2023 Peer reviewed DOI: 10.32388/bigna8
Summary
This paper argues that significance is not a subjective projection onto an objective world but a fundamental feature of how social reality is historically constituted and transformed. Drawing on enactive cognitive science, it proposes that meaning emerges through the dynamic interaction between organisms and their environments. The analysis explores how shared significance shapes collective practices, institutions, and historical change, suggesting that social structures are continually enacted and re-enacted through embodied engagement rather than being fixed or given.
Study at a glance
| Design | theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Key finding | Significance is a constitutive element of social reality, enacted through embodied cognition and historical practice. |
Abstract
Significance and its role in the historical constitution and transformation of social reality. A conceptual approach from enactive cognition