Enactivism, Radical Enactivism and Predictive Processing: What is Radical in Cognitive Science?
Kairos. Journal of Philosophy & Science April 1, 2017 Klaus Gärtner, Robert W. Clowes 8 citations
Radical Enactivism claims that basic cognition does not involve mental representations, presenting itself as a revolutionary alternative to standard cognitive science. Some proponents argue this radicalization should extend to predictive processing, another influential approach to cognition. This paper argues that radicalizing predictive processing adds no value to that framework. It further analyzes whether Radical Enactivism itself constitutes a revolution within cognitive science and concludes it does not. The authors ultimately advocate for cognitive science to embrace heterogeneity rather than pursuing a single revolutionary framework.