Radical Enactivism
Consciousness & Emotion Book Series November 29, 2006 Peer reviewed DOI: 10.1075/ceb.2
Summary
This collection clarifies which varieties of enactivism offer robust rejections of traditional representationalist cognitivism. Hutto's paper anchors expert commentaries exploring enactivism's implications for perception, emotion, content theory, cognition, development, and social interaction. Hutto's replies integrate the volume, making it a key resource for assessing current developments in embodied and situated mind sciences.
Study at a glance
| Design | theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Key finding | The collection clarifies which enactivist varieties are viable rejections of representationalist cognitivism, with Hutto's work and responses integrating diverse implications. |
Abstract
"This collection is a much-needed remedy to the confusion about which varieties of enactivism are robust yet viable rejections of traditional representationalism approaches to cognitivism – and which are not. Hutto's paper is the pivot around which the expert commentators, enactivists and non-enactivists alike, sketch out the implications of enactivism for a wide variety of issues: perception, emotion, the theory of content, cognition, development, social interaction, and more. The inclusion of thoughtful replies from Hutto gives the volume a further degree of depth and integration often lacking in collections of essays. Anyone interested in assessing the current cutting-edge developments in the embodied and situated sciences of the mind will want to read this book." Ron Chrisley, University of Sussex, UK